I am a bit concerned about creating my own forms of assessment during my 3 week block, particularly the assessment tools that I will use to grade assignments. There are so many aspects to consider when creating assessment tools. For example, how will I ensure that the rubrics, self assessments, and checklists that I create
Category: ECS 410 Blog Posts
Week #7 Post
Differentiation is an important and essential aspect of teaching and lesson planning that all teachers and future teachers must understand and implement at all times. However, despite the need for differentiation in all classrooms, there remains confusion, misunderstandings, and a general lack of implementation in many schools across the country. As Tomlinson, Brimijoin, and Navarez
Week #6 Post
There have been several instances in my schooling where I have been asked to engage in less “traditional” forms of assessment and many times, I have struggled with it. For example, last spring I took a history class where we had to lead a group discussion/debate in front of the class. It was worth 10%
Week #5 Post
The article “Assessment, Teaching, and Theories of Learning” by James provided freedom for teacher discretion while also giving relevant and beneficial information about theories and models of assessment. As James writes, “by using models of assessment borrowed from elsewhere, teachers may find themselves subscribing, uncritically or unwittingly, to the theories of learning on which they
Week #4 Post
A sentiment that really resonates with my own views on teaching is when Anne Davies, in the article “Involving Students in Communicating About Their Learning” writes, “Student involved communications arise from classrooms in which students are involved in the classroom assessment process – they do not flourish in teacher-centered classrooms” (50). As explained here, students
Week #3 Post
In this week’s readings, I was able to unpack the importance of multimodal assessment tools and why it is necessary to bring technology into the classroom. In order to increase the literacies of your students, it is beneficial to introduce aspects of technology. Technology can provide a lot of different skill building tools that have
Week #2 Post
The first article by Dr. Louis Volante was a very interesting read and offered excellent suggestions about how to properly assess students. An interesting aspect of assessment that I had not previously considered was reducing biases in assessment methods. I had not previously considered the way bias might play a role in assessment choices,
Assessment Philosophy
Assessment is a means to identify a student’s progress and abilities within a course or a specific assignment. Assessment should be fair to all students and should not be unnecessarily difficult. The assessment should, however, challenge students to display their knowledge that they learned. As the assigned text explained, assessment “should motivate students to learn