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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
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
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
Formative assessments include:
• Observation
• Questioning
• Discussion
• Homework
• Learning logs
• One minute papers
• Exit tickets
• Quizzes and tests
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.
Summative assessments include:
• Chapter or unit tests
• End of semester exams
• Standardized tests – district or state
Problems with assessment
• Perception
• Time consuming
• It is inherently subjective
• No one method works well for all purposes
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
What types of tests do you enjoy taking? Why?
Selected response – Pros and cons?
Constructed response – Pros and cons?
Performance assessment – Pros and cons?
Issue Selected Constructed
Exam construction time Long Short
Grading time short long
Content coverage Wider sample Greater depth
Higher level thinking No Yes
Feedback to instructor and student
Limited but fast Thorough but slow
Length of exam (time to complete)
Short Long
Size of class Larger Smaller
Test reusability High Low
Prevention of cheating Low High
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.
Multiple choice
The form of government where power rests with one person or a small group of people is an:A. Democracy
B. Republic
C. Autocracy
D. Patriarchy
Which of the following Presidents were democrats?
A. Clinton
B. Obama
C. Wilson
D. All of the above
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
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 _______________.
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
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
Alternative Assessments
Product – student creates a work sample
Portfolio Report Journal Model Brochure Poster Media
Alternative Assessments
Performance – student demonstrates skill
Music Physical Education/Dance Drama Skit Debate Presentation
Why use alternative assessment?
PROS
• Can track progress over time
• Students take ownership and responsibility
• Helps students reflect
• Provides life skills
CONS
• Time consuming
• Very subjective – hard to grade!!!
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