This page contains sample assessments created by me during a graduate level class titled Assessment of Learning. These are samples of the types of assessments I would use in my classroom. My current job with Educational Talent Search does not require formal assessment of my students.  

Assessment  listing:

Philosophy of Assessment

Context Statement

This essay was created to explain how I feel about assessment in the classroom. I feel it is an informal look at my philosophy. I would continue to modify my thoughts with the classes that I assess. The mixture of students would help decide the type of assessments I would use. I do not feel this paper is as strong as it could be, but I plan on expanding my philosophy after more experience as a teacher.

Philosophy .doc or Philosophy .pdf

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Validity and Reliability Statement

Context Statement

This paper explains the steps I would take to make sure the tests I give are reliable and valid. I speak briefly about being unbiased, but it is hard to describe this step without knowing the type of class I will have. These issues are important in making sure all students are test fairly. I would like to continue to research the concepts of reliability and validity, and to continue to reform my philosophy. I feel confident in my steps of insuring validity, but I need to work more on reliability. 

Validity .doc or Validity .pdf

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Assignment 3

Context Statement

In this assignment I created a sample selected response test for American History high school students. It would test students on a unit about information preceding the Civil War.  While I was working on this assignment, I learned valuable information about constructing test questions. I had learned this information previously, but this class re-enforced many important principles. I feel that the strength of this assignment is in the matching questions. I am least satisfied with the matching questions. If I was actually teaching this unit, I feel I could create some stronger test questions.

Selected  Response .doc or Selected Response .pdf

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Assignment 4

Context Statement

In this assignment I created a sample pre-test for 8th Grade American History class. This pre-test shows sample constructed response questions. I feel that the short answer questions cover the material that students should remember about the Civil War. I am pleased with the construction of the essay questions. I feel that this assignment shows my ability to construct higher-order thinking questions.

Constructed Response .doc or Constructed Response .pdf

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Assignment 5

Context Statement

In this assignment I explain a lesson plan that uses discussion questions. I chose a lesson plan from Talent Search that covers self-esteem issues. This is one of my favorite assignments. The students have fun and really open up during this activity. The discussion questions are really more sample questions. I really have to judge the group and flow with them when discussing.  

Discussion .doc or Discussion .pdf

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Assignment 6

Context Statement

I created this assessment to judge middle school students toward school. I would use the information to help plan exploratory classes. I enjoyed this type of assignment. I feel its strength is in the simplicity of the statement. I would like to continue creating this type of inventories to assess my student's thoughts. I feel they will be honest when given anonymously.   I would like to work on formatting to make them easier to read and understand. 

Inventory .doc or Inventory .pdf

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Assignment 7

Context Statement

This assignment allowed me to create graphs to help parents understand standardized test scores. I enjoyed this assignment, and feel that my charts are very easy to understand. I would like to be able to create different charts as the need arise or as parents have different questions. I learned more about standardized test scoring from completing this assignment 

Explanation .doc or Explanation .pdf
Charts .doc or Charts .pdf

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Last updated: August 04, 2004.