- Identify at least two learning standards to be addressed.
- Identify at least 4 learning targets (Knowledge or Reasoning Targets, as explained in Chapter 3) to be assessed.
- Restate the targets in developmentally appropriate terms for the age group you are working with.
- Develop 3 – 6 selected-evaluation items for each learning target.
- Create an assessment describing how will you continually evaluate students to understand progression toward mastery or near mastery based on the lesson plan and learning goals.
- Create a rubric for assessment.
- Discuss the method in which you will evaluate students as they (Where will they be? How will the data be collected? etc) and how you will keep ongoing records.
- Discuss how you will communicate outcomes with students and families
Materials
- Brookhart (2015) – Making the Most of Multiple Choice Brookhart – 2015 Making the most out of multiple choice.pdf Download Brookhart – 2015 Making the most out of multiple choice.pdf
- Links to an external site.Teaching Channel Video – Poll Everywhere
This is an article Links to an external site.by middle-school guru, Rick Wormeli about how to let students complete their work successfully. You can also watch his two videos on the topic in the following pages.
Reference: Wormeli, R. (2011, November). Redos and retakes done right. Educational Leadership, 69
This is an opinion piece that will get you thinking about portfolios as a performance-type assessment.
Reference: Hodges, B. (2019, February 11). Portfolios boost assessment relevancy for truly transformative learning. Education Dive. Retrieved from https://www.educationdive.com/news/portfolios-boost-assessment-relevancy-for-truly-transformative-learning/548118/
https://youtu.be/jduiAnm-O3whttps://youtu.be/jduiAnm-O3w
This is a handout Links to an external site.with O’Connor’s practices that distort achievement and how to fix them!
Reference: O’Connor, K. (2010). A repair kit for grading: Fifteen fixes for broken grades (2nd ed.). Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 13.
