teaching and assessing language arts chapter 2. assessing students’ learning should resemble real...
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Teaching and Assessing Language Arts
Chapter 2
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Assessing Students’ LearningShould resemble real
language use--authenticShould be an important part
of teaching and learningTeachers should examine
use of language arts and artifacts or products (projects, reading logs, etc.)
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Authentic Assessment
Use appropriate assessment tools Use a variety of assessment tools Align instruction and assessment Focus on what children can do Consider processes and products Guidelines – p. 53
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Authentic Assessment Five purposes
To document milestones in students’ language and literacy development
To identify students’ strengths to plan for instruction
To document students’ language arts activities and projects
To determine grades To help teachers learn more about how
students become strategic readers and writers
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Monitoring Students’ Progress
Classroom observationsAnecdotal notesConferences
Types of Conferences – Figure 2-4 – p. 56
Checklists
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Portfolios
Systematic and meaningful collections of artifacts documenting children’s learning and development over a period of time.
Students usually choose items to place in their portfolios within the guidelines the teacher provides.
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Portfolios
Not all work in portfolio needs to be graded
Types of student work to include – p. 58
Showcase portfolios – “Portfolio Share Days”
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Self-Assessment
Begins by teacher asking students about their language arts abilities in terms of contrast (book they liked the most/least)
Students identify what they do well in reading and what they need to improve
Conferences can involve self-assessment
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Self-Assessment
Students write notes on items they choose for their portfolios Comments on Index cards Special comment sheets attached to
portfolio items
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Assigning GradesAssignment checklists
Examples – p. 61Rubrics
Examples – pp. 62-63General for any writing projectSpecific to the assignment Can also be used for self-
assessmentRubistar
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Assigning Grades
Use triangulation (3 viewpoints) Tests Observations Anecdotal records Conferences Portfolios Assignment checklists Rubrics