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Assessment and Student Motivation

Assessment and Student Motivation. How can I use assessment to improve student motivation and success?. NC Summative Assessments. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/ NC End-of-Course Tests (High School Courses) NC End-of-Grade Tests (Grades 3-8) NC Final Exams

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Assessment and Student Motivation

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  1. Assessment and Student Motivation How can I use assessment to improve student motivation and success?

  2. NC Summative Assessments http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/ • NC End-of-Course Tests (High School Courses) • NC End-of-Grade Tests (Grades 3-8) • NC Final Exams • CTE Post Assessments • Analysis of Student Work (Arts, WL, Healthful Living): http://ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ • ACT/PLAN

  3. Formative Assessment Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to help students improve their achievement of intended instructional outcomes. (Council of Chief State School Officers, 2008)

  4. Kahoot! Quiz What you will use today as a student: kahoot.it What you will use as a teacher to set up your own quizzes: https://getkahoot.com/

  5. Motivating Students Through Assessment

  6. Where am I going?

  7. Strategies Provide a clear and understandable vision of the Learning Target. Use examples of strong and weak work.

  8. Misconception! Informing students of the learning target by telling them what it is or by writing it on the board is sufficient.

  9. Misconception! Sharing a rubric with students will ensure they understand the criteria for success. https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/quality-evidence-rubric-student-assessment

  10. Motivation Connection Self-efficacy: Students’ belief that they can be successful at a particular task “Students who have self-efficacy are more likely to persist in their work and especially…in the face of challenge” – Susan Brookhart

  11. Where am I now?

  12. As teachers we must ask: How will I know if my students “get it”? How will my students know if they “get it”? https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/informal-assessment-strategies

  13. Strategies Offer regular descriptive feedback. Teach students to self-assess and set goals.

  14. Misconception! An abundance of evaluative feedback encourages students to be successful.

  15. Misconception! Student self-assessment means students grade their own work.

  16. Is it Effective Feedback? Improved student work Better student motivation Feedback is valued and viewed as productive.

  17. Questioning Misconceptions The primary purpose for questioning students is to evaluate what they have learned. Asking good questions is something teachers can do naturally, “on the fly.” Quality, formative discussions are the rule of thumb rather than the exception to the rule in the classroom.

  18. Wait Time is Important!

  19. Motivation Connection Knowing the distance between where you are and where you want to be and can be is a fundamental motivational principle. - Locke & Latham, 2002

  20. How do I close the gap?

  21. “Just as regularly checking your blood pressure does little to improve your health if you do nothing with the information gained, what matters most with formative assessments is how students and teachers use the results.” - Thomas R. Guskey

  22. Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time. • Teach students focused revision. • Engage students in self-reflection and let them document and share their learning. Strategies

  23. What do we do if they don’t “get it”? • Present the concepts differently. • Engage students differently in learning. • Provide students with a successful learning experience!

  24. Formative Assessment Activities

  25. The Stoplight Method https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/daily-lesson-assessment

  26. New Teachers: A Primer on Assessment http://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teachers-assessment-primer-resources?utm_content=resource-roundup&utm_campaign=new-teacher-assessment&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link

  27. Contact InformationAmy LaughterRegional Education Facilitator,NCDPIamlaughter@hcpsnc.org

  28. Check out my Pinterest boards! Formative Assessment:https://www.pinterest.com/alaughter/formative-assessment/ Beginning Teachers: https://www.pinterest.com/alaughter/beginning-teachers/ Classroom Management: https://www.pinterest.com/alaughter/classroom-management/

  29. Sources Chappius, J. (2005). Helping students understand assessment. Educational Leadership, 63(3), 39-43. Chappius, S. (2008). The best value in formative assessment. Educational Leadership, 65(4), 14-19. Guskey, T.R. (2008). The rest of the story. Educational Leadership, 65(4), 28-35. Moss, C., & Brookhart, S. (2009). Advancing formative assessment in every classroom. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD.

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