Sunday, February 16, 2020

Why do we need to call for assessment reform, and How does it look like? (wk 5)

amazingly contradictory to high stakes standardized tests 


Authentic Assessment


Not answer but skills
Uses mistakes made to advance learning and
to performance assessments (correct student)
Authentic connections to IRL
Focus on not to get to the right answer but how to get there


Real-time Assessment

Pre-assessments intro data thru survey (Google)
that then leads to individualization of lesson
Personalized Learning Plan (had id as wanted to investigate from article)
which put students in charge of choices to study


Peer Assessment

(flashback to film strips voice overs)
Student empowering
Ladder of Feedback handouts
makes peer advice clearer
(top should be) 

Thank 
How has observing and giving feedback enhanced your own understanding?
Image result for Ladder of Feedback JFF



Self-assessment

(flashback to film strips voice overs again)
Clear criteria to help focus
Colored pencil technique using rubrics
Image result for colored pencil self assessment



example:
Things that were amazing:
Things we can improve:


I will be assessing your essay on its…
THESIS STATEMENT
The thesis statement is clear, addresses the prompt, and makes a creative and interesting argument.
OVERALL ARGUMENT
The essay’s argument is clear, creative, and consistently supported by the following paragraphs.
LENGTH
The essay is 2-3
pages long.
GRAMMAR AND FORMATTING
The grammar and formatting in the essay are correct, including a complete MLA works cited page.
Courtesy of Danah Hashem
Had a rubric as part of 226 but I need to put back in as this!
(note to self ask for input when in Peardeck then use the definition)
Center based off highest column or column 4 of  holistic rubric
Student centered + ask students input to create

Single point rubric with scale added

Jennifer Gonzalez offers to share a Google version!!
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this site is a great rabbit hole



SAMR model


Week 6: Technology in Assessment Practice"What roles does technology play in our daily assessment practice?" 



From the video in the weekly learning unit:
I liked they way he used his phone to record the online interview by the students.  In that manner he was able to listen later to their interview while using the class time to work with other students.
I did not copy the video for future reference or use as I had to sign up to view it and I try to limit the number of things I ask my PSTs to sign up for.

Computer-Based Assessment Methods

https://www.nap.edu/read/11691/chapter/9#171 (the other article link was broken)
Computer-Based Adaptive Assessments
SimulationsComputer-Based and Web-Based GamesElectronic PortfoliosElectronic Questionnaires




Assessments in Education

new idea to me a "do now" assessment
good video for PSTs

High Stakes tests: Distal Level. 
Teacher-made testProximal Level
Recitation and Checks for Understanding: Close Level. 





More great resources that I need to explore more.

from: Perspectives on the Integration of Technology and Assessment by James W. Pellegrino & Edys S. Quellmalz
https://mybb.gvsu.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-6592215-dt-content-rid-57414838_1/courses/GVEDT626.01.202020/Perspectives%20on%20the%20Integration%20of%20Technology%20and%20Assessment.pdf
sites to try:
Diagnoser and Simscientists

from discussion:
COE
https://www.mursion.com/, and http://www.simschool.org/home/simschool/#howitworks

NOS
http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/


if not K-12 public :/ then maybe charter

Monday, February 3, 2020

Research and Perspectives on Classroom Assessments

 
*from course: Weekly Learning Modules

Technology based Assessment allows for responses not available in paper and pen such as hot texts and performance based assessments.  I can see this as useful in science particularly in completing labs that are not safe or practical in real life.  There are a few simulation sites that I use, such as PhET and WISE.

Week 3

Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan80(2), 139-148
Ideas to implement from Black: stop and jots, turn and talks, and think pair shares.
I plan to use quick notes for questions beforehand or use Padlet or Jamboard

Technology based assessment allows for responses not available in paper and pen such as hot texts and performance based assessments like in Wise.
I would like to investigate Glass labs ed games to see if it fits into my course.

Dr Williams
The video was useful for unpacking formative assessment but wish I could see his slides.  I like the way Dr. William's describes the student centered class as lead by the teacher and done with students.
It was suggested to start with asking questions as attention grabbers instead of listing the student learning objectives (SLOs) which "gives the game away".  I don't start with SLOs, but end with students identifying their own SLOs.  As an inquiry class I spent many years trying to incorporate SLOs in way that didn't spoil the "discovery".  Post-tests now have the students list their SLOs that they discuss first in their groups. Then they share the SLOs with the class by writing them in the binder that has the answers for them to check the 2nd part of the post-test, the content based questions.



Dr Darling-Hammond called for HOT skills while encouraging PBL and portfolios.

These videos also demonstrated the convenience of embedding videos.  I was able to embed a YouTube video but not the Panopto videos for 226.  Additionally, I plan to use FlipGrid to replace a discussion post if I can figure out the teacher side of the site.

edutopia
5 keys: goals and measures/formative/summative/performance/student ownership.

I keep a Padlet: My sweet shelf of ed articles for my students filled with ed articles and plan to add an assessment column.


Week 4

From the discussion post we could apply their model to our ed program and the practicum is a piece of it.

week 4 scattershot articles

 Authentic assessment encompasses UDL, PBL, and portfolios.  Authentic assessment directs the curriculum.  Evidence based assessment should inform our teaching and learning.  It follows a constructivist approach.   “Knowing is an enactment or process in the context”.

Evidence based to inform teaching and learning.
CBE hearkens back to trade schools or focused colleges, such as a nursing college, where the curriculum is centered around specific skills and knowledge that are assessed for credentials.  
 Performance based assessment.
Standards based that calls for preliminary testing so students are evaluated for how they improve and not compared to a norm. NCLB
Formative even for tests. It is okay to be wrong.
Situative blurs lines between teaching and testing. In the conclusion the article states that teachers need to experience situative assessment before they can effectively use it.  The article also identified negative aspects of overly focused formative assessment: learning can be not generalized to wider learning or to narrow to the type of test questions. Test prep is not generalized learning and limited to that actual test.
Dynamic assessment is a test-teach-retest program and needs a normal base line to affectively evaluate
Value added compares that years test scores to last years so to judge teachers. Although, VAMS accounts for outside factors better than single high stakes test. VAMS are compared between teachers for that year. 

Dynamic assessment is a test-teach-retest program and needs a normal base line. 

Most of these readings have me questioning do I really want to fall back into the dismal sea of public k-12 teaching.


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