week 10 lecture3
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EDUC W200 Week 10
ASSESSMENT & DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
EDUC W200 Week 10
Smartboard Activity
• ULA will distribute the clickers
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Definitions
• What is assessment?o Formative assessment? o Summative assessment?
• Reasons to assess learning o (worse reason?) Because you think you must o (better reason?) To understand how and how well
your students are learning o (best reason?) To actively affect their learning
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WHAT IS ASSESSMENT, REALLY?
• Discuss: What assessments did your teachers use in your subject areas when you were in school (K-12)?o What do you think worked?o What did not?o How did they grade a project versus a written report?
One rule: standardized assessment tools like ISTEP are not an option, since those are mandatory, and not something that the teacher can choose
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Formative vs. Summative
• Similarities & Differences? o Purposes of eacho The timing of eacho Forms of each
• The Purposes of Eacho The role of measuremento The role of correctiono The role of comparison
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Types of assessment forms
Assessed Knowledge
AssessmentTypes
TechnologyOptions
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ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Quiz Tools•Google Form•Quizlet•Funbrain.com •Zoho Challenge•Easy Test Maker
Rubric Tools•Rubistar•iRubric•Rubric for Teachers
Assessment tools for LMSs• Respondus
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Data-driven decision making
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Data-driven decision making
• What is Data Driven Decision Making?o Your definitions?o My definition?
• Why should I use this in my classroom?o Already being required for schools – NCLBo Another way to systematically examine your students’
progress and performanceo Can provide you with vital information to help you
improve your teaching
• How can I do it?