My
learning experience for this week in EDUC 410 really came from our seminar. We
talked about many ways to assess our students and what we thought worked and
what didn’t.
For
my outside research this week, I found an article that was titled, “How
Classroom Assessments Improve Learning.” A quote from this article said, “Teachers who
develop useful assessments, provide corrective instruction, and give students
second chances to demonstrate success can improve their instruction and help
students learn.” I love that. Assessment is all about finding what works and
giving students second chances if they need it.
I believe
that my learning this week relates to Standard 5: Reflection. A part of this
standard is analysis of learning in our classroom. This can be done in many
ways and that’s one of the most important things we talked about this week.
Connections and Learning:
I realized
this week that there has to be a balance of assessment in our classroom. We can’t
just give tests and expect that to work every time. Some students will show me
their best work through a poster. Some will show me through a hands-on project,
and some will be able to show me on a test. However, I can’t depend on just one
of those. I also can’t let a failing grade on a test determine a student’s successfulness.
I have to look at other things they have completed and see if they reached the
goal.
My goal for
my future classroom is to not just assume a student doesn’t know a topic just
based on their test scores. I want to be open-minded and look at other things
they have completed to see if I feel they have achieved the objective and are
ready to move on.
Amber,
ReplyDeleteI really liked the quote you found. This is assessment in a nutshell, and describes well our motives as educators. I also learned this week there has to be a balance with assessment, and that there are multiple ways to do that. It all goes back to how each student learns best. I think you will be a great teacher because like you said you will not just assume your students know the material just based upon their test scores.
I love the quote that you found. It is great representation of what assessment is really all about. Balanced assessment in a classroom is good and I would say necessary. I also think what you said about being open-minded was great. As teachers, we can't just assume a student doesn't know something based on their test scores because I think we all may have "not known something" based on one, or two of our test scores.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are going to go deeper than test scores. Do you also see a connection with standard 4? Don't forget that you can combine this blog with your 350 blog.
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