EdX

Teaching with Physical Computing: Assessment of Project-Based Learning (edX)

Teaching with Physical Computing: Assessment of Project-Based Learning (edX)

Learn how to confidently and effectively use assessment in Project-Based Learning. Brought to you by Arm, this course focuses on an aspect of Project-Based Learning that teachers often find challenging: how to assess it effectively.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see EdX's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

Assessment of PBL can be challenging. In this course, we explore the purpose and methods of assessment, including what educators need to consider when applying both formative and summative assessment tools.
The course also introduces you to the additional opportunities PBL affords in assessing soft skills, such as problem-solving and collaboration.
This course is part of the Teaching with Physical Computing Professional Certificate.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how to use assessment in Project-Based Learning to help your learners progress and achieve their potential
  • Learn the fundamentals of PBL assessment: from the different methods of assessment and question types to their application in classroom teaching
  • Explore how to adopt a SMART approach to assessment, from both a behaviourist and constructivist approach
  • Learn how to construct exceptional Multiple-Choice Questions
  • Finish the course with a classroom investigation, which helps you put your learning into practice

Syllabus

Module 1 Introduction
Module 2 The 'big picture' of assessment
Module 3 Language of assessment
Module 4 Assessment of PBL
Module 5 The methods of assessment
Module 6 Question types
Module 7 Learning outcomes
Module 8 MCQs
Module 9 Open questioning and leading thinking
Module 10 Classroom investigation

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

STEM Outside (edX) EdX
The University of British Columbia

STEM Outside (edX)

Outdoor Education in STEM is an activity focused, self-paced course designed to help educators use the skills that can be learned from outside, in nature and in the community and transferred to other STEM fields. The course will provide teachers with an understanding of how to incorporate outdoor education topics into their existing STEM curriculum.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Teaching with Physical Computing: Introduction to Project-Based Learning (edX) EdX
Arm Education,ArmEducationX

Teaching with Physical Computing: Introduction to Project-Based Learning (edX)

This course introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning Project-Based Learning, and how you can apply it with programmable devices to bring STEM & Computing to life in the classroom. Arm’s first professional development course introduces you to the core elements of physical computing. This includes common Arm-based hardware platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi and micro:bit, as well as the learning theories and concepts that underpin a Project-Based Learning pedagogy. The course helps you transform your approach to teaching Computer Science in the classroom, sharing best practice and practical guides to give all learners the opportunity to develop and practice a broad range of STEM skills.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning (edX) EdX
University of Texas at Austin,UTAustinX

Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning (edX)

Learn inquiry-based classroom practices to engage students in education through exploration. Inquiry-based learning aims to increase student engagement by helping learners develop hands-on, minds-on skills. This education and teacher training course explores the 5E instructional model and its uses in the classroom. You will have the opportunity to learn from videos of classroom teachers modeling a 5E lesson and access teacher commentary as they use inquiry-based strategies with their students. As a result, you will develop the skills and strategies needed to implement inquiry-based instruction in your own classroom.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Deep Learning through Transformative Pedagogy (edX) EdX
University of Queensland,Microsoft,UQx

Deep Learning through Transformative Pedagogy (edX)

How can powerful teaching strategies and effective learning activities enhance deep learning? This education course has been developed for educators and education leaders. It explores deep learning by bringing together the most up-to-date research from cognitive psychology, contemporary educational theories, and neuro-scientific perspectives.

Self Paced
4 Weeks
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education (edX) EdX
The University of British Columbia,UBCx

Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education (edX)

Advancing reconciliation in classrooms, organizations, and communities through the teaching and learning of Indigenous ways of knowing. This course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful.

Sep 22nd 2026
5-12 Weeks
Fired Up About Energy (edX) EdX
Smithsonian,SmithsonianX

Fired Up About Energy (edX)

Fired Up About Energy – explores common student misconceptions related to the study of energy and suggests methods for effectively representing and discussing the topic in the classroom. This online workshop: “Fired up about Energy ” is based on ideas presented in Good Thinking! an original animated series developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) and FableVision Studios as a professional development resource for K-12 science educators.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Climate Change Education (edX) EdX
Inter-American Development Bank - IDB,IDBx

Climate Change Education (edX)

Learn how to work with your students to help them explore climate change through the use of interactive and engaging activities. These activities are designed for students at the primary and secondary levels. Our climate is changing rapidly, and now more than ever we need to be ready to act and prepare the next generation to take care of our planet. This course explores the basic science behind climate change and presents the tools to teach it in a positive, engaging and participatory way. The course also introduces some of the ethical and social issues around climate change.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Learning and memory in the brain: a guide for teachers (edX) EdX
University of Cambridge

Learning and memory in the brain: a guide for teachers (edX)

This course will help you discover how neuroscience and psychology can help your students learn more effectively. This course provides a guided tour through the brain, looking at the changes that occur on a cellular level when we learn new information or store a memory. Using research from neuroscience and psychology, we will look at the process of storing long-term memories, and how you can help your students do this effectively.

Self Paced
Self-Paced