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94 Law Libr. J. 59 (2002)
Teacher, Coach, Cheerleader, and Judge: Promoting Learning through Learner-Centered Assessment

handle is hein.journals/llj94 and id is 69 raw text is: Teacher, Coach, Cheerleader, and Judge: Promoting Learning through Learner-Centered Assessment Kristin B. Gerdy** Ms. Gerdy explores the importance of learner-centered assessment and feed- back in legal research instruction, and encourages legal research teachers to assist their students'quest to acquire practical legal research abilities by mak- ing a transition into the roles of coach, cheerleader, and judge. Table of Contents The Bicycle Analogy ................................................. 60 The Learning Cycle .................................................. 61 Learning around the Cycle ......................................... 63 Completing the Learning Cycle by Asking What If?................... 64 Activating Inert Knowledge by Using Ill-Defined Problems .................. 66 Effective, Learner-Centered Assessment ................................... 68 Characteristics of Exemplary Assessment Tasks ......................... 70 Developing Effective Assessment Tasks ............................... 73 Formulate and Publicize Outcomes and Performance Standards .......... 73 Develop Assessment Measures ................................... 74 Provide Opportunities for Students to Learn ......................... 75 Use Assessment Results to Improve Learning and Teaching ............. 77 Promoting Learning through Effective Feedback ............................ 78 Feedback to the Student ........................................... 80 Feedback from Student to Teacher ................................... 81 Conclusion ........................................................ 83 Appendix A: Legal Research Review ..................................... 84 Appendix B: Sample Group Feedback Memorandum ......................... 86 *© Kristin B. Gerdy, 2002. This is a revised version of a winning entry in the new member division of the 2001 AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers competition. Director, Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Orem, Utah. The author wishes to thank David L. Armond, Jennifer Dilks, Debra Lee, Lovisa Lyman, Gail A. Partin, and Devin C. Wright for their generous support, insight, and feedback in the prepara- tion of this article.