EDUC W200 Week 10

ASSESSMENT & DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING

EDUC W200 Week 10

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

Example: Driver’s Ed vs. the actual test to get your license

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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?