Doris Valle

Jerry Llerena

ALTERNATIVES TO TESTING

Word transformation• The Object of a word

transformation puzzle is to change a given word to another by altering one letter at a time, each time forming a “new word”,.

• For example, changing DOG to CAT in three moves could be done this way: dog => dot => cot => cat.

Now try these:

1. EAST to WEST in 3 moves.2. BOY to MAN in 3 moves.3. HATE to LOVE in 3 moves.4. HARD to EASY in 4 moves.

Answers:

1. EAST, last, lest, west.2. BOY , bay, ban, man.3. HATE, have, lave, love.4. HARD, hart, hast, east, easy.

Fabulous FUN with PUZZELS Joseph Leeming

Traditional assessments • standardized tests • teacher -made tests • give a grade • seldom an explanation why a certain answer is

incorrectAlternative assessments • allow learner to regulate the assessment • generally use rubrics • provide learners the criteria for each

performance level• are preparation for the career world, where

professionals self- assess using specific criteria.

• ALTERNATIVES TO TESTING

• 1.- What does it refer to?• It refers to procedures and techniques which

can be used within the context. The main goal is to gather evidence about how students are approaching, processing and completing real-life tasks .

Alternative to what? Paper & pencil examsAlternatives:

portfoliospresentationsresearch papersessaysself-assessment / peer assessmentlab practicalclassroom “clickers” or responder pads

• Writing Assignments/Projects• Lab report &Data Analysis • Projects

– Term Projects – – Team Projects– Individual Projects– In-Class Projects– Creating your own Projects

• Other Rubrics• Student Journals

–Rube Goldberg projects–bridge building / rocketry / –mousetrap cars–writing a computer program–research project–create web page, (wiki, Web-Quest, Forum, Use

other resources from INTERNET)

–create movie–role playing–building models–academic competitions

Portfolios and Reflective Journals

“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consquences, and failing to achieve anything useful…” (MARGARET J. WHEATLEY)

What is a Portfolio?

A portfolio is a collection of work that represents a student´s learning, progress and achievement over time.

P. Can be used to :1.Capture evidence and professional growth.2.Assess development of critical thinking.

What is a Portfolio?

.3. Provide learners to evaluate their behavior and practice.

http://myportfolio.school.nz/http://www.webdesignbooth.com/50-beautiful-and-creative-portfolios/

Portfolios of Student Work

• Have students prepare an ongoing, extensive portfolio of their work.

• Maintain these portfolios in an open but supervised setting.

• During parent-teacher conferences, have student in attendance and have parents go through portfolio with student under the watchful eyes of the teacher.

Rubric Evaluation• Does it assess what you think it

assesses?• Does it really reflect what the

students were actually doing?• Is it fair and is it doable?• Do the students know about it ahead

of time?