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STUDENT ASSESSMENT

STUDENT ASSESSMENT. WHO USES ASSESSMENT? . Students Parents Teachers Administrators District State/Federal agencies and lawmakers. WHY?. Traditional purposes of assessment. Know students strengths/weaknesses Monitor student progress Assign grades See if you are teaching effectively.

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STUDENT ASSESSMENT

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  1. STUDENT ASSESSMENT

  2. WHO USES ASSESSMENT? • Students • Parents • Teachers • Administrators • District • State/Federal agencies and lawmakers WHY?

  3. Traditional purposes of assessment • Know students strengths/weaknesses • Monitor student progress • Assign grades • See if you are teaching effectively

  4. New purposes of assessment • To meet NCLB guidelines • To influence public perception • To know what to teach/emphasize for high stakes tests • To help evaluate teachers and determine who gets merit pay

  5. Formative Assessment(Assessment FOR learning) Formal and informal assessment procedures used by teachers during the learning process to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student learning. Formative assessment can also be diagnostic to identify and remediate group or individual deficiencies. Summative

  6. Formative assessments include: • Observation • Questioning • Discussion • Homework • Learning logs • One minute papers • Exit tickets • Quizzes and tests

  7. Summative Assessment (Assessment OF Learning) Summative assessments are cumulative and are given periodically to determine at a particular point in time what students know and do not know.

  8. Summative assessments include: • Chapter or unit tests • End of semester exams • Standardized tests – district or state

  9. Problems with assessment • Perception • Time consuming • It is inherently subjective • No one method works well for all purposes

  10. Basic Types of Assessment • Selected Response (tests/quizzes) • True-False (Binary) • Matching • Multiple choice • Constructed Response • Short answer/ fill in the blank • Essay • Performance Assessment (authentic assessment) • Portfolio Assessment

  11. What types of tests do you enjoy taking? Why? Selected response – Pros and cons? Constructed response – Pros and cons? Performance assessment – Pros and cons?

  12. Be sure that your directions and questions are clear

  13. True-False 1. The Roosevelt Corollary is an example of the U.S. attempt to establish hegemony in the western hemisphere. 2. Former confederates disliked northern carpetbaggers because of their attitudes towards the newly freed slaves. 3. The Tet Offensive did not contribute to the decline in support for the war in Vietnam. 4. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the rise of anti-semitism in Europe were important factors that led to the Nazi’s rise to power in Germany.

  14. Multiple choice The form of government where power rests with one person or a small group of people is an: • Democracy • Republic • Autocracy • Patriarchy Which of the following Presidents were democrats? • Clinton • Obama • Wilson • All of the above

  15. Which of the following was the most important factor in the U.S. decision to enter WWI? A. the Zimmerman telegram B. to fight imperialism C. Germany’s refusal to honor freedom of the seas by continuing to wage unrestricted submarine warfare on U.S. trading ships. D. to support democracy

  16. Short answer • A ____ vote is required to impeach the President. • The ____ was blown up in Havana harbor in 1898 and resulted in the U.S. declaring war on Spain. • In the year ____, a civil rights demonstration in ____, protesting ____, resulted in Sheriff ____ turning fire hoses on protestors. • The second and third Presidents of the U.S. were ____ and _______________.

  17. Essay Discuss the state of the economy in the U.S. today.

  18. Test Giving Tips • Don’t assess what you haven’t taught • Give students enough time to finish test • Give clear directions • Keep the reading level simple • Don’t use trick questions • Don’t give clues or answers in other parts of the test (or on the board) • Avoid giving before or after vacations

  19. Preventing Cheating • Make sure all items/papers are put away • Keep students apart (in rows) • Circulate • Use more than one version of a test • Provide them with scratch paper • No leaving the room until they are done • No talking until all students are finished • Cell phones out of sight

  20. Alternative Assessments Product – student creates a work sample • Portfolio • Report • Journal • Model • Brochure • Poster • Media

  21. Alternative Assessments Performance – student demonstrates skill • Music • Physical Education/Dance • Drama • Skit • Debate • Presentation

  22. Why use alternative assessment? PROS CONS Time consuming Very subjective – hard to grade!!! • Can track progress over time • Students take ownership and responsibility • Helps students reflect • Provides life skills

  23. The answer … Rubrics http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

  24. Some last advice on grading… • If all/most students fail a test - you have failed • Whether you keep grades on paper or electronically, always have a back-up • While you can grade on participation, you cannot legally lower a grade (deduct points) due to misbehavior • Gradebooks are a legal document • Due to FERPA, do not post or announce grades with names attached

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