Reflect on how the focus of this module has helped you plan and create your unit plan.
How do I assess student learning?
How do I involve students in the assessment process?
The focus of this module has allowed me to reflect on how I assess student learning. I realize that everything I grade does not need to be in black and white. I can use checklists to observe student procedures, actions, and growth. Through conversation I am able to identify student comprehension and mastery of concepts.
I provide students with a rubric of how their progress will be graded. I had the students create a set of 10 questions for classroom use, when they presented their decade project. This was a great idea. Putting all the questions into a PowerPoint Jeopardy game, made it fun for everyone.
How do I involve students in the assessment process? I assess student learning every few minutes with informal assessments that are on-going. Anything from thumbs up/down to having them give me a ticket out at the end of class with their comments or input about the day's activities. The students will usually evaluate themselves and then I will evaluate them and then we often will discuss what we had that was the same and different. When we go to the grocery store for our unit, they will make their own checklists of what they are looking for on the trip.
Just recently I have gone through a revelation about assessment of student LEARNING. It is truly impossible for me to know if students have fully mastered a concept and it is imprinted in their long term memory. I am trying to combat this problem by always providing a uniqe and open assessment tool in connection with a very subjective, pointed assessment check as well.
Using multiple assessment tools is important. Rubrics, observations, quizzes/tests, and conversations with students. A combination of formal and informal is key.
Student created rubrics are a good way to get students involved in their own assessment. This gives them buy in. When working in groups I have students assess themselves as well as group members. Ranking sheets are created and students are encouraged to make comments, explaining their ranking values.
Reflect on how the focus of this module has helped you plan and create your unit plan.
ReplyDeleteHow do I assess student learning?
How do I involve students in the assessment process?
The focus of this module has allowed me to reflect on how I assess student learning. I realize that everything I grade does not need to be in black and white. I can use checklists to observe student procedures, actions, and growth. Through conversation I am able to identify student comprehension and mastery of concepts.
I provide students with a rubric of how their progress will be graded. I had the students create a set of 10 questions for classroom use, when they presented their decade project. This was a great idea. Putting all the questions into a PowerPoint Jeopardy game, made it fun for everyone.
How do I assess student learning?
ReplyDeleteHow do I involve students in the assessment process?
I assess student learning every few minutes with informal assessments that are on-going. Anything from thumbs up/down to having them give me a ticket out at the end of class with their comments or input about the day's activities.
The students will usually evaluate themselves and then I will evaluate them and then we often will discuss what we had that was the same and different. When we go to the grocery store for our unit, they will make their own checklists of what they are looking for on the trip.
Just recently I have gone through a revelation about assessment of student LEARNING. It is truly impossible for me to know if students have fully mastered a concept and it is imprinted in their long term memory.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to combat this problem by always providing a uniqe and open assessment tool in connection with a very subjective, pointed assessment check as well.
Using multiple assessment tools is important. Rubrics, observations, quizzes/tests, and conversations with students. A combination of formal and informal is key.
ReplyDeleteStudent created rubrics are a good way to get students involved in their own assessment. This gives them buy in. When working in groups I have students assess themselves as well as group members. Ranking sheets are created and students are encouraged to make comments, explaining their ranking values.