Key Terms
Definition
Activities undertaken by teachers and/or students that provide information used as feedback to modify teaching and learn
Purpose
Surfaces existing knowledge; helps instructors understand how students might interpret new information; facilitates ques
Conscious competence
Knowing what you know. Conscious incompetence: Knowing what you do not know (and wanting to learn more about it).
Contrast with summative assessment
Summative assessments occur at the end of a learning module or course and contribute to final grades. Formative assessme
Key attributes cited in chapter
Openness, trust, and collaboration. Working together on Day One establishes a culture with these attributes that undergi
Connection to collaborative syllabus
Inviting all student voices into course design through individual and collective participation; especially important for
Instructor decisions
Modify course schedule to include student- suggested topics; determine which suggestions are outside the scope; integrat
Course
Social Media for Public Relations (upper division communication course) Level: Advanced; predominantly seniors Class siz
Upper division
Students can identify what they know and what they do not know; more comfortable with contrarian opinions; contrarian op
Lower division
Students may not be able to participate meaningfully; may be overwhelmed (Jafar, 2016); less metacognitive awareness of