Teaching and Assessing Adult Learners

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Teaching and Assessing Adult Learners (WSX551)

Synopsis

WSX551 Teaching and Assessing Adult Learners prepares the participants to teach adult learners and write assessment. Framed using the curriculum, instruction and assessment (CAI) approach, the course explores the core principles of adult learning, and addresses the various learning and teaching approaches to engage learners. Additionally, technology-enabled pedagogies for online and blended learning will be introduced; facilitating participants to design technology-enabled activities and models for flexible learning. Last but not least, drawing on the foundations of assessment and assessment strategies, participants will be guided to construct assessment tasks and scoring criteria.

Level: 5
Credit Units: 15
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER

Topics

Key characteristics of adult learning
Purposes of adult education
Approaches to learning and teaching
Approaches to motivating adult learners
Responsibility and accountability in adult education
Approaches to blended learning
Synchronous and asynchronous learning
Cognitivist and constructivist technology tools
Learning sciences principles for effective learning
Tech-enabled learning activities
Foundations of assessment
Purposes of assessment
Types of assessments for adult learners
Assessment design
Developing rubrics/scoring criteria
Feedback for adult learners

Learning Outcome

Discuss characteristics of adult learners and learning
Compare different learning theories and teaching approaches for adult learners
Appraise the appropriateness of teaching approaches for different purposes
Differentiate between synchronous and asynchronous learning
Design tech-enabled activities for different pedagogical purposes
Construct blended learning models for different educational settings
Discuss foundations of assessment
Construct assessment tasks and scoring criteria
Critique assessment tasks against foundations of assessment
Justify design of tech-enabled learning in achieving the learning outcomes
Develop people (and self viz. reflection on personal beliefs and how people learn)
Demonstrate interpersonal skills (and teaching competencies in facilitating learning)
Apply digital literacy (in the facilitation of learning)