Created and Compiled by
Stephan J. Macaluso, Librarian
Sojourner Truth Library
SUNY New Paltz
macaluss@newpaltz.edu
 

This Class incorporates a number of authentic assessment strategies, including peer critique, authentic writing projects, and portfolio assessments.  This course was team-taught by Stephan J. Macaluso and Robert Mumper several times from 2000-2002.
To learn more about the course, see the resources below.
 

• Course Syllabus (MS WORD)
• Selected Exercises--  Writing a concert review,  5-Minute Paper,  Searching the 'Net,  Using Music Index
• Mid-term Instructor assessment--great source of feedback (WORD)
• Peer-critique of student portfolios--focus questions and self-reflection forms
• Selected materials from a related Music Library Association presentation-- here, you'll find earlier versions of some of the forms, more descriptions of the portfolios, and grading rubrics for student demonstrations (WORD)

Reference: "Authentic Assessment in Information Literacy Classes: A Holistic Framework of Student Evaluation." IN Teaching Information Literacy Concepts: Activities and Frameworks from the Field. ed. Trudi Jacobson and Timothy Gatti.  Active Learning Series No. 6. Pittsburgh: Library Instruction Publications, 2001. ISBN 0-9652711-7-X.