chaika natalia -bugulma, rt assessment & evaluation (in russia & the u.s.)

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Assessment & EvaluationAssessment & Evaluation(in Russia & the U.S.)(in Russia & the U.S.)

What Is Assessment?

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Assessment Haiku

Blind assessment leadsBlind assessment leads

to poor results and to poor results and troubledtroubled

classroom experienceclassroom experience

Assessment is :Assessment is :

• ““checking out” someone’s checking out” someone’s thinking,thinking,from a high-stakes evaluation to from a high-stakes evaluation to an informal classroom poll;an informal classroom poll;

• standardized testing, of course, standardized testing, of course, is an example of high stakes is an example of high stakes assessment;assessment;

Principles of EvaluationsPrinciples of Evaluations

Systematic Inquiry

Competence

Integrity/Honesty

Respect for People

Variety of Types and Tools

Assessment can be :Assessment can be :

•writing in journals and logs;writing in journals and logs;•keeping graphic organizers;keeping graphic organizers;•doing problem-solving sheets;doing problem-solving sheets;•a quick, informal appraisal to a quick, informal appraisal to

check timing and check timing and understanding by using polls, understanding by using polls, quizzes, and voting.quizzes, and voting.

Reflective Assessment Steps:Reflective Assessment Steps:

A: Since we last talked about; I have been

thinking about…

B: I am quite puzzled by…

C: I find I pay closer attention to…:I think this because…

D: This is what I know so far…

E: This is what I need to help me figure out the rest…

F: I found it interesting that…

Types of AssessmentTypes of Assessment

• Demonstration (show how);• Exhibits (display);• Graphic Organizers (webs, Venn diagrams);• Journals and Logs (writing, stems);• Performance (role-play);• Problem Solving (focus on processing rather than

content);• Products (making objects);• Projects (long- term).

Tools to Measure AssessmentTools to Measure Assessment

Checklists Open- ended Response

Tests & Quizzes

Rubrics

Partner Exchange & Reports

PMI Charts (plus, minus, implications)

Guided Responses

Likert Scales

Note Card Observation

Double-entry Responses

Effective assessmentEffective assessmentImprovement assessment

measures students learning in a way

that allows classroomteacher to encourageand support learningimprovement, and

progress for allstudents

Performance based assessment is

quantitative and objective, does not take into account

details about individual students

learning.

Authentic assessmentis qualitative and

subjective, evaluates students individually

on work quality for tasks patterned after

real-life situation.

I have come to a frightening conclusion thatI have come to a frightening conclusion thatI am the decisive element in the classroom.I am the decisive element in the classroom.It’s my personal approach that creates the It’s my personal approach that creates the

climate,climate,It is my daily mood that makes the weather.It is my daily mood that makes the weather.As a teacher I possess tremendous powerAs a teacher I possess tremendous powerTo make a child’s life miserable or joyous.To make a child’s life miserable or joyous.I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of

inspiration.inspiration.I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.In all situations it is my response that decidesIn all situations it is my response that decidesWhether a crisis will be escalated or de- Whether a crisis will be escalated or de-

escalated.escalated.A child humanized or de- humanized.A child humanized or de- humanized.

Dr.Chaim Cinor. (“Between Parent and Child”)Dr.Chaim Cinor. (“Between Parent and Child”)

Performance-Based AssessmentPerformance-Based Assessment

• Multiple choice;Multiple choice;• True-false;True-false;• Fill-in-the-blank;Fill-in-the-blank;• Matching.Matching.

Authentic AssessmentAuthentic Assessment

• Creating a travel brochure;

• Writing a letter to a grandparent;

• Reading signs around the community;

• Following recipe directions.

Improvement AssessmentImprovement Assessment

• Portfolio of student work;

• Student self-assessment of progress;

• Observation of students’ growth written on sticky notes;

• Author’s chair for reading aloud from a piece of student writing.

Assessing Student Use of the Assessing Student Use of the InternetInternet

• Structuring Internet Research

• Benchmarks.

Learning PyramidLearning Pyramid

Teaching Others - 90%

Practice by Doing – 75%

Discussion Group – 50%

Demonstration – 30%

Audio Visual- 20%

Reading -10%

Lecture- 5%