Assessment, Evaluation and Data(oh my!)

A necessary EVIL or..a BLESSING in disguise?

On one side of your note card list 3 ways assessment can be negative.

On the other side, list 3 ways assessment can be used positively.

Assessment: Building the Beast

Formative Summative Benchmark Proficiency

Formative

What: student learning in progress.

Why: to determine the level of learning/ strengths/ difficulties in order to adjust instruction.

When: Ongoing How: evaluation of

understanding through tasks, discussions, behaviors and performance.

Benchmark What: Measure of

understanding of a standard.

Why: Helps determine the rate of progress- are they ready to build to the next level?

When: teaching is complete and students have demonstrated growth through formative assessments.

How: evaluation of understanding through project competition, testing, performance or other artifacts.

Summative What: measure of

student learning. Why: evidences what

students have learned and identifies areas of strength and improvement.

When: at the end of a course of instruction.

How: content knowledge and technical skill.

Proficiency What: Measure of students

overall knowledge and ability.

Why: determination of placement and need for diversified instruction.

When: Yearly/ as needed. How: Overview of students

learning profile as evidenced through portfolios documenting content knowledge and technical skill.

PORTAL: What is assessment like in the arts for YOU?

As a child

In Higher Education

As a professional As a student

Field Guide: Meet the Beasts

TOR: teacher of record. That is you!

SMARTER balance: assessment system.

MSL: measure of student learning.

IIS: Instructional Improvement System.

NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress

Common Exams: another term for MSL- includes benchmarks.

SMARTER BALANCE

SBAC: smarter balance assessment consortium

Adaptive, performance based online testing for common core.

Ready 2014-2015 Summative and

interim assessments

Measure of Student Learning(Common Exams)

Standard 6: Teachers contribute to the academic success of students. The work of the teacher results in acceptable, measurable progress for students based on established performance expectations using appropriate data to demonstrate growth.

Arts implementation year: 2014-2015

Format for MSL Two 40 minute

sessions. One or two days to

test. Administration: TOR

plus proctor, or non-TOR

Evaluation options: 2 scores- TOR plus another, 1 score- TOE

LEAs can partner

Common Exams

State developed library of exams for previously non-tested subjects.

Developed by teachers.

Eventually will fit with the SMARTER balance model of adaptive online assessment.

Timeline

Fall 2012: pilot MSLs tested.

Spring 2013: all current MSLs

2013-2014: bulk of MSLs adapted

2014-2015: MSLs for all subjects are in place, including the arts.

National Assessment in the Arts

NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress

Statistics of student performance.

Fine Arts: creating, performing, responding.

Authentic Task, Constructed Response.

IIS: Data for evaluation and information

Standard 6: your current data is the schools data.

MSLs in arts begin 2014-2015

Scores from 2014-2015 are 'year 1'.

TOR specific data will be compiled from 14-15, 15-16, 16-17 with actual data for S6 2017-2018.

Forewarned is Forearmed

Work together to align curriculum.

Work together to implement authentic assessment at all levels.

Work together to educate our students and ourselves.

COMMUNICATE!

Questioning Beasts: Put them in the cave.

Questions that you need answers to:

write them down and put them into the cave.

We will try to address them at some point during this meeting.