1. Assessment

2. Beliefs of Assessment Good assessment goes to the heart of essential learning. Good assessment works for all students Good assessment encourages rather than demoralizes students

3. Beliefs of Assessment Good assessment is based on and communicates clearly stated standards Good assessment is part of the day-to-day classroom curriculum Good assessment fosters the habit of self- assessment.

4. Objective Tests One correct or best answer Multiple choice questions True-false questions Matching questions Fill-in-the-blank questions Short-answer questions

5. Types of Assessment Type of AssessmentAdvantagesDisadvantages Objective itemsAre easy to grade Sample a range of skills and knowledge Are difficult to write Restrict student responses Allow guessing

6. Essay tests Designed to answer the disadvantages of objective tests Rubric scoring

7. Types of Assessment Type of AssessmentAdvantagesDisadvantages Essay itemsAre easy to write Allow students freedom to respond Can assess higher level thinking skills Measure a limited range of skills and knowledge Are difficult to grade May allow bluffing

8. Performance Based Grade depends on how well a student performs a particular task or completes a project Film Poster Museum Exhibit History Conference

9. Types of Assessment Type of AssessmentAdvantagesDisadvantages Performance Tasks Stress actual performance Allow students freedom to respond Permit a wide range of skill demonstration May not work for all concepts and skills Are difficult to grade Can make it difficult to draw distinctions between levels of student performance

10. Types of Assessment Objective ItemsAre easy to grade Sample range of skills and knowledge Are difficult to write Restrict student response Allow guessing Essay ItemsAre easy to write Allow students freedom to respond Can assess higher-level thinking skills Measure a limited range of skill and knowledge Are difficult ot grade May allow bluffing Performance TasksStress actual performance Allow student freedom to respond Permit a wide range of skill demonstrations May not work for all concepts and skills Are difficult to grade Can make it difficult to draw distinctions between levels of student performance

11. Tonight’s Task Examine each assessment of your peer team. Look for language, validity, clarity Will the assessment produce a good product Does this assessment make sense with the focus of the unit? Trade assessments with another team