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| What the Research says about Evaluating Writing at All Levels |
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| Audience & Purpose Drive Form of Assessment |
| Key IDEA: Writing is a Language Process |
| Assessment and Instruction are Interdependent |
| Appraisal of student writing is most meaningful when it builds on the understanding that ... |
| Different Terms for Different Emphasis |
| grade score evaluation assessment |
| It is obvious that teaching method, assignments, and materials will direct how a student's learning might be evaluated. But it is also true that different kinds of assessment have different effects on teaching. One praactical example of this truth is the widely noted observation that standardized testing is steering both curriculum choices and instructional time in American classrooms. |
| There is NO Single "Best Way" to Evaluate |
| Variety is the only way to ensure both reliability and validity in evaluation of student learning. Multiple assessment tools applied in various contexts yield a more trustworthy description of a student's writing strengths and weaknesses. |
| The assessment tool chosen for a particular situation is inflluenced by the reason for the appraisal as well as who the information is intended for. |
| Key QUESTIONS |
| Why evaluate? What to Evaluate? Who evaluates? When to evaluate? |
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| These terms are often used interchangably by the general public, but educators are usually specific in their use. Grades are a report of classroom performance. Teachers try to objective grades with evidence, however, means of determining a grade is relative to the grader. Scores generally reflect performance using a standard. Evaluation and assessment go beyond reporting and measurement to analysis of performance for diagnostic or instructional purposes. However, ANY appraisal that involves an analysis of strengths and weaknesses about a student's perfomance and learning is meaningful for promoting growth. |
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| 3 cheers for Pooh! (For Who?) For Pooh- (Why what did he do?) 3 Cheers for Pooh! (For Who?) For Pooh� 3 Cheers for Bear! (For where?) For Bear� 3 Cheers for the wonderful Winnie-th-Pooh! (Just tell me, somebody� WHAT DID HE DO?) Pooh Bear in Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne |
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| FIRST find your answer to these four questions, THEN you can choose ... |
| How to Evaluate |
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