{"id":7548,"date":"2017-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/5-things-i-learned-while-scoring-micro-credentials\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:45:17","slug":"5-things-i-learned-while-scoring-micro-credentials","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/5-things-i-learned-while-scoring-micro-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things I Learned While Scoring Micro-credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at the Center for Collaborative Education<\/a> on October 18, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

How can we create learning experiences that respect adults as learners and support teacher driven professional development? That was the question educators in Rhode Island set out to answer as part of the\u00a0Assessment for Learning Project<\/a>. At the heart of the project was a set of performance assessment micro-credentials designed\u00a0by teachers. I had the task of reviewing many of the 100 submissions we received and two things are\u00a0now\u00a0clear to me. First, writing a performance assessment micro-credential is a performance assessment in and of itself. Second, adults are not much different from younger students when it comes to assessment. I found being a reviewer to be fascinating! Here are some of the things I learned while scoring micro-credentials.<\/p>\n