| Class Notes on Assessment |
| Introduction I hope that through this course you know that one teacher can truly make a difference. Now how do you make sure all students are getting what you are presenting? How do you truly begin? Assessment. Assessment should be used to figure out where a program is, where a teacher is and where a child is. Then you are able to plan a program to fulfill all needs. Use assessment in a variety of ways to ensure that all students are able to express their true knowledge. Now I could complete an entire year on assessment. I would love to teach you a variety of techniques and have you test them out on your students until the techniques become second nature. The key to ensure that all students succeed is a variety of testing methods and the use of authentic assessment. Resources 1. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/4assess.htm What Does Research Say About Assessment? 2. http://www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html Explore portfolio assessment, use of rubrics, report card comments and articles. I use Kathy Schrock's site a lot. You may want to bookmark her homepage. 3. http://transition.alaska.edu/www/Portfolios/TechPort1big.html Technology Support for Alternative Assessment - Handouts from a presentation on how to use technology in portfolio assessment. I have been helping many schools in this area. 4. http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/methods/resources.html#evaluation A list of techniques in assessment is provided. Areas include rubrics, standarized testing, norm referenced and criterion reference testing. Take a look a them. |
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