Assessment
Assessment is an essential part of classroom learning as it allows myself as well as the students to monitor their learning. It also allows me, the teacher, to understand what students have mastered and what concepts need to be further addressed. I think it is important that assessment is implemented each day, but that does not mean students will be tested and quizzed everyday. It means that through my observations of what students are understanding or not understanding will allow me to see what students need further teaching on and to better plan my lessons each day.
There will be two forms of assessment that will occur in the classroom: formative and summative.
There will be two forms of assessment that will occur in the classroom: formative and summative.
Formative assessment will be conducted daily through observation of student responses, classroom work, homework, and teacher/student conferences. It is meant to gather evidence of student learning, is continual, and informs my instruction each day. Formative assessment is non-graded, but allows for students to see what they have mastered and what they need to continue to work on.
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Summative assessment will not be conducted as frequently, however, still remains an integral part of classroom instruction. It is meant to place value on student work and observe if the students have mastered what I have intended for them to master. In these graded assessments, students will always be given a rubric for grading prior to the assessment so they can address any concerns about the concept being assessed as well as see what is expected of them to master.
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“If you don’t know where you are headed, you’ll probably end up someplace else.”
-Douglas J. Eder, Ph.D
-Douglas J. Eder, Ph.D