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Evaluation of Diverse Evaluation of Diverse LearnersLearners

Evaluation of Diverse Evaluation of Diverse LearnersLearners

Michelle McDermidMichelle McDermid

Mrs. Smith’s class contains fifteen students who have the following IQ

scores:Mel 68 Bill 51 Marv 78

Harry 56 Sue 134 Bob 105

Jenny 115 Ellie 84 June 67

Sam 113 Liz 76 Loretta 99

Ralph 100 Amy 109 Kathy 99

Evaluative Procedures• Allow directions and assessment to be read to the student• Allow additional time for student to complete assessment• Limit multiple choice questions to (2) options• Allow student to answer questions orally (to a tape recorder or adult)• Allow student to take assessment in an alternative setting• Allow student to draw options with captions in place of essay

questions or writing assessments• Shorten the amount of questions on the assessment itself• Use of collective work samples and informal assessments in place of

formal assessments and quizzes • Offer choice in activities to show comprehension of skills• Allow student to work with peer tutor in order to complete

assessments

Limit multiple choice questions to (2) options

“Seventh Grade” Comprehension Test

1. Which of the following best describes Victor’s first day of school?a. Victor embarrasses himself several times in his efforts to impress Teresab. Victor realizes that seventh grade will be challenging academically and decides to study on his ownc. Although Victor embarrasses himself in front of Teresa, he ends the day with a good feeling about seventh graded. Victor is ashamed of what happened and vows to never come back to seventh grade again

“Seventh Grade” Comprehension Test

1. Which of the following best describes Victor’s first day of school?

a. Although Victor embarrasses himself in front of Teresa, he ends the day with a good feeling about seventh grade

b. Victor is ashamed of what happened and vows to never come back to seventh grade again

Reflection• Why did you choose the options

you did for the assessment?

• What are some alternative ways to modify the sample test that you can think of the help the student?

Offer choice in activities to show comprehension of

skillsPretend you are Annmarie.Write a journal entry describing how you feel about being stopped by the German soldiers?

Choose one of the following methods to describe how Annmarie felt being stoppedby the German soldiers.

• Write a journal entry.• Make a video depicting the scene. Be

sure to show the emotions Annmarie might have been going through.

• Make a comic strip depicting the scene and the emotions Annmarie may have been going through.

• Act out the scene for the class. Be sure to show the emotions Annmarie might have been going through.

• Make a list of the emotions Annmarie may have been going through. Include why you believe she would feel that way.

Reflection• What kind of weaknesses would

the students who use the alternatives have?

• What are some other alternatives that could be used in that scenario?

Summary• Every student has their own strengths and weaknesses

• There are multiple methods of evaluating students in the classroom with limited time and resources (shortened multiple choice/delivery options)

• The alternative evaluations should be used on a case-by-case determination. Not all alternative methods are for every student

• Finding an appropriate and least restrictive alternate method of evaluation is a trial and error process