In my post of 2 May 2004 [Hake (2004a) "Re: Is success dependent on
technique - Hawthorne Effect" I gave the following reference:
Shavelson, R.J. & L. Huang. 2003. "Responding Responsibly To the
Frenzy to Assess Learning in Higher Education," Change Magazine,
January/February; an article summary is online at
<http://www.aahe.org/change/> / "Online Archive", where "/" means
click on. Search for "Shavelson." Why doesn't the AAHE keep
important articles freely available online for the benefit of higher
education?
I later became aware that the full article may be downloaded at the
"Change" website. The amended reference is:
Shavelson, R.J. & L. Huang. 2003. "Responding Responsibly To the
Frenzy to Assess Learning in Higher Education," Change Magazine,
January/February; online at <http://www.aahe.org/change/> - scroll
down to "Selected Change Articles."
Note Shavelson & Huang's listing of higher-level learning objectives
- not usually measured by course grades or exams - such as
"procedural," "schematic," and "strategic" knowledge within knowledge
domains (Shavelson & Huang 2003, Chart 1). Such knowledge can and has
been measured by tests that are constructed by disciplinary experts
in education research - for listings see NCSU (2004) and FLAG (2004).
For a discussion of "procedural" (or "operative") knowledge vs
"declarative" (or "figurative") knowledge see Hake (2004b).
REFERENCES
FLAG. 2003. "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide; online at
<http://www.flaguide.org/>: ". . . offers broadly applicable,
self-contained modular classroom assessment techniques (CAT's) and
discipline-specific tools for STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics] instructors interested in new approaches to
evaluating student learning, attitudes and performance. Each has been
developed, tested, and refined in real colleges and universities
classrooms." Assessment tools for physics and astronomy (and other
disciplines) are at <http://www.flaguide.org/tools/tools.php>.
Hake, R.R. 2004a. "Re: Is success dependent on technique - Hawthorne
Effect," online at
<http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0405&L=pod&F=&S=&P=484>.
Post of 2 May 2004 22:08:12-0700 to AERA-J, ASSESS, Biopi-L,
Chemed-L, EvalTalk, Phys-L, PhysLrnR, Physhare, and STLHE-L (later
sent to AERA-D, AERA-K, and Dr-Ed).
NCSU. 2002. "Assessment Instrument Information Page," Physics
Education R & D Group, North Carolina State University; online at
<http://www.ncsu.edu/per/TestInfo.html>.
Shavelson, R.J. & L. Huang. 2003. "Responding Responsibly To the
Frenzy to Assess Learning in Higher Education," Change Magazine,
January/February; online at <http://www.aahe.org/change/> - scroll
down to "Selected Change Articles."