Assessment By:

Michael Sazama and Adam Stresing

Dictionary definition: a judgment about something based on an understanding of the situation

What do you think of when you here the word assessment?

What is assessment?

Summative assessments are cumulative evaluations Used to measure student growth after instruction Given at end of course to determine whether long-

term learning goals have been met When we hear assessment, we think of:

Unit/Chapter Tests State Testing WKCE Act/SAT

Summative

What is formative assessment? Formal and Informal assessment Used during learning process Gives the teacher instant feed back Suggested you have at least one in every

lesson taught Helps you know content to touch on in future

lessons

Formative

Observations Questioning Discussions Exit/Admit Slips Individual Whiteboards Graphic organizers

Types of Formative Assessment

Think pair share.

What types of formative assessments can you remember from middle school ?

Do you feel that your teachers used formative assessments correctly?

Discussion

The next activity is my favorite formative assessment from middle school Social Studies.

Example of a Formative Assessment

Split into groups Each group is a family moving out west Each family is looking for a place for the

community to settle Pick a place to form a settlement based on the

land shown on the following slide Each family needs one spokesperson to defend

the settlement placement List your reasons for settling there

Ex. Water, Lumber, Protection We will then vote on where to start the settlement

Activity

Multiple Choice Questions Fill in the Blank Questions True/False Statements Essay Questions

Standard Assessments

Journals Plays Presentations Posters Group Debates Group Projects

Alternative (Authentic)Assessments

Meet with your group from the integrated curriculum planning activity

Create two alternative assessments for your subject field

BE CREATIVE!! We will meet back and share some of our

alternative assessments

Creating Your Own Alternative Assessment

Movie clip on trench warfare with a testhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUCaqptNqKM

Half of the students will get an alternative assessment and half will get a standard assessment

Activity

Levels of thinking

Exploring the Assessments

Blooms Taxonomy

Lets make some planes!!

Groups of 3-4 Assigned a paper airplane design Given blueprints for an airplane Each group will work together to make a paper plane Groups need to assign a group leader Spokesperson will explain to the class why their

design will win Competition: Whose airplane goes the farthest?

http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/

Group Project

Assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards Prepare students for life outside High School Balanced, high-quality assessment system—including

formative, interim, and summative components Improves learning by providing information and tools

for teachers and schools to help students succeed Uses technology for more precise and efficient testing

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_faqsbac

Smarter Balanced Testing

Danielson Model Danielson Group promotes teacher

effectiveness and professional learning The Framework for Teaching is a research-

based set of components of instruction Aligned to INTASC standards Complex activity of teaching divided into 22

components (and 76 smaller elements) clustered into four domains of teaching responsibility

Effective teaching

Teacher practices: What teachers do How well they do the work of teaching

Results: What teachers accomplish How well their students learn

Charlotte Danielson video cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_aAtif90eA

What is effective teaching?

The four domains Domain 1: Planning and Preparation Domain 2: The Classroom Environment Domain 3: Instruction Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities

What teachers do?

Demonstrating Knowledge of Content Demonstrating Knowledge of Students Setting Instructional Outcomes Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources Designing Coherent Instruction Designing Student Assessments

Domain 1: Planning and Preparation

Creating an Environment of Respect Establishing a Culture for Learning Managing Classroom Procedures Managing Student Behavior Organizing Physical Space

Domain 2: The Classroom Environment

Communicating with Students Using Questioning and Discussion

Techniques Engaging Students in Learning Using Assessment in Instruction Demonstrating Flexibility and

Responsiveness

Domain 3: Instruction

Reflecting on Teaching Maintaining Accurate Records Communicating with Families Participating in a Professional Community Growing and Developing Professionally Showing Professionalism

Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities

Psychological condition in which people experience extreme distress and anxiety in testing situations. Test anxiety at times can be a good thing to an

extent Raises your adrenalin levels and gives you more

awareness Creates problems when is excessive and

creates fear Makes it harder to focus

Test Anxiety

Cultural Bias http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw0sY9L3mxU

Gender Bias

Economic/Regional Bias

Test Bias

Conclusion

You have been a wonderful audience.

Thank You!

http://tpep-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/assessingeffectiveteacherpractices1.pdf

http://psychology.about.com/od/mentalhealth/a/test-anxiety.htm

http://www.brighthubeducation.com/student-assessment-tools/65699-standardized-testing-and-cultural-bias/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_aAtif90eA http://www.smarterbalanced.org/ http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_faqsbac http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/

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