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four Purposes of assessment. Peter Liljedahl, SFU. Assessment provides students, parents, and teachers with valid information concerning student progress and their attainment of the curriculum.
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four Purposes of assessment Peter Liljedahl, SFU
Assessmentprovides students, parents, and teachers with valid information concerning student progress and their attainment of the curriculum. Evaluation, on the other hand, occurs when a mark is assigned after the completion of a task, test, quiz, lesson or learning activity. http://specialed.about.com/od/assessment/a/AandE.htm FOUR PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT
Assessmentprovides students, parents, and teachers with valid information concerning student progress and their attainment of the curriculum. Evaluation, on the other hand, occurs when a mark is assigned after the completion of a task, test, quiz, lesson or learning activity. IGNORE!!! FOUR PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT
chance for students to communicate their learning to the teacher • chance for teacher to communicate a student's attainment of learning goals 1. COMMUNICATION – two purposes
Students can hit any target that they can see. - Rick Stiggins 1. COMMUNICATION – hitting the target
TWO PRINCIPLES OF NAVIGATION • you need to know where you are going • you need to know where you are now 1. COMMUNICATION – navigation
TWO PRINCIPLES OF NAVIGATION • you need to know where you are going • students need to know where they are going (for) • you need to know where you are now • students need to know where they are now (of) 1. COMMUNICATION – for and of learning
Where are you going? • prescribed learning outcomes • processes • habits of mind • classroom culture • classroom norms 1. COMMUNICATION – learning goals
Where are you going? • prescribed learning outcomes • processes • habits of mind • classroom culture • classroom norms learning goals TARGET 1. COMMUNICATION – learning goals
TWO PRINCIPLES OF NAVIGATION • you need to know where you are going • students need to know where they are going (for) • you need to know where you are now • students need to know where they are now (of) 1. COMMUNICATION – hitting the target
Evaluation is a double edged sword. When we evaluate our students they evaluate us ... for what we choose to evaluate shows what it is we value. - Peter Liljedahl 2. VALUEING – evaluating what we value
prescribed learning outcomes • processes [C, CN, ME, PS, R, T, V] • habits of mind • classroom culture • classroom norms learning goals TARGET 2. VALUEING – expansion of learning goals
2 3 8 + 8 4 5 1 0 8 4 1 Anna Therone 2. VALUEING – 1-1-1 correspondence
2 3 8 + 8 4 5 1 0 8 4 1 Ty Pical 2. VALUEING – 1-1-1 correspondence
Students can hit any target that they can seeand that holds still for them. - Rick Stiggins 2. VALUEING – 1-1-1 correspondence
Inform parents • Involve parents 3. REPORTING OUT – two purposes
How is their child doing ... • vis-á-vis the learning goals • are they hitting the target • if not, in what ways are they missing it 3. REPORTING OUT – inform parents
ACTIVE PARTNERS IN LEARNING 3. REPORTING OUT – involving parents
Can you answer the question – what does this student need to do better? such that: • it is true? • it is helpful? ACTIVE PARTNERS IN LEARNING 3. REPORTING OUT – involving parents
The current method for reporting out is woefully inadequate ... but it is a floor, not a ceiling. - everyone 3. REPORTING OUT
Sorting is implicit within: • our society • our actions • our structures for reporting out • our parents' expectations • our students' expectations • our expectations 4. NOT SORTING
Sorting is implicit within: • our society • our actions • our structures for reporting out • our parents' expectations • our students' expectations • our expectations let go! 4. NOT SORTING
When is a goal achieved? • most recent, most consistent, or on a test? • When does assessment stop? • when do you take away a target? • when does learning stop? • What about assessment as a stick? • zeros? DOWNSTREAM CONSEQUENCES