Oil Spill Project Assessment

There are formative and summative assessments for this project that allow an instructor to observe how the students develop their skills. Deadlines will be set for students to turn in different parts of their project. The students have one midterm, which occurs at the end of the week three. At the end of the semester, the students will complete a paper for the project and give an oral presentation using PPTþ. Some assessments that can be applicable and useful for this project come from Cross and Angelo's book, Classroom Assessment Techniques:

The Background Knowledge Probe-

The background knowledge probe would assist in finding what students already know about the various topics we will be covering during the project. These can be used to adapt benchmarks lesson to accommodate studentsÕ understanding.

Pro and Con Grid-

Use of this assessment can lead to: 1) revealing if the students are grasping the breadth of the problem; and 2) give the students a guide to help determine what they want to do in their project.

Process Analysis-

This forces students to keep an ongoing log of their choices, steps, and their justifications. This assessment provides explicit, detailed information on the ways in which students carry out the project.

Project Rubric

	Points Possible	Point Earned (-10% for late)	Points after revision
Mid-Project Test	30		N/A
Lab Exercises	15
Journals -On time (5) -Day to day log entry (relevant to project) (10)	15		N/A
Project Paper -Abstract (5) -Background (5) -Procedure (5) -Data Analysis (5) -Conclusion (5)	25
Presentation -In PPTþ Format (5) -Logic, Clarity, and Reasoning (5)	10
Student Evaluations	5

*Note: Journals will be collected three times during the project