Diagnostic tools
Design-based Research (DBR), like many of the improvement approaches, yields “useful knowledge” in the form of design principles, design frameworks, and process tools that are useful for spreading and sustaining innovations as well as for informing scientific inquiry about what works, for whom, and in what context.
Design Tool
Authentic task rubric
The Authentic Task Rubric, developed over a three year design-based research study, helps educators evaluate and improve learning experiences using 18 research-based design principles. Use it when designing new courses, revising curriculum, or evaluating learning activities for learner centered instruction.
Design Tool
Outcomes mapping protocol
The outcomes mapping protocol, developed over a three year design-based research study, maps learning outcomes to learning design to facilitate course and program reviews in support of authentic learning experiences, performance assessments, and competency-based learning.
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