Assessment has more to do with helping students grow than with cataloging their mistakes. --- Carol Ann Tomlinson
Two Views of Assessment --
Assessment is for:
Gatekeeping
Judging
Right Answers
Control
Comparison to others
Use with single activities
Assessment is for:
Nurturing
Guiding
Self-Reflection
Information
Comparison to task
Use over multiple activities
What Can Be Assessed?
Generate a list of ideas of what is typically assessed in a classroom. Are there other things that could or should be assessed?
Use Pre-, Formative and Summative Assessments
Pre and Formative Assessment (Assessment FOR Learning)
Assessment occurring before and during the process of a unit or a course. During the formation of a concept or item. Answers question: How are students doing? What are they learning? What misconceptions do they have?
Teacher prepared pretests KWL charts and other graphic organizers Writing prompts/samples Questioning Guess Box Picture Interpretation Prediction Teacher observation/checklists Student demonstrations and discussions Initiating activities Informational surveys/Questionnaires/Inventories Student interviews Student products and work samples Self-evaluations Portfolio analysis Game activities Show of hands to determine understanding
Drawing related to topic or content Standardized test information Anticipation journals
Your Turn!
Using your KUD list, begin to design a quick pre-assessment for your unit!
Try one!
Formative Assessment Is...
A process of accumulating information about a student’s
progress to help make instructional decisions that will
improve his/her understandings and achievement levels.