perhaps no educational practice reveals as much about a teacher’s philosophies, beliefs, and...
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Perhaps no educational practice reveals as much about a teacher’s philosophies, beliefs, and values about teaching and learning as well as assessment does.
Assessment is a public declaration of what is valued.
Assessment and Learning: The ICE Approach (Fostaty, Young & Wilson)
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN SOMEONE
UNDERSTANDS?
BRAINSTORM
Best Practices Is Elementary Math Assessment
“Young children show their understanding by doing, showing, and telling. Assessment strategies of watching, listening, and asking probing questions are needed to capture this doing, showing, and telling. Hence, observation is the most important focus in the primary classroom and should be an integral part of all other assessment strategies.”Early Math Strategy, Ontario Ministry of Education, page 41
The Primary Goal of Assessment is to Improve Student Learning.
3 Types Of Assessments
DIAGNOSTIC to determine entry points
FORMATIVE to promote learning and improvement
SUMMATIVE for grading and reporting (evaluation)
Initial Assessment
Formative Assessment
Strategies for managing assessment information
can be found in the Program Overview Booklet
Assessment
Pages 36-43
Summative Assessment
Alternative Summative Assessment
For Select Students
Checklist items are linked to lesson goals.
Chapter Checklists
Student SummarySummarizing Assessment Information
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Student B
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Student C, did not complete a recording sheet for the Chapter Task.
Student C demonstrated her solution by laying out blocks to represent the wheels and then counted all the blocks by one’s.
Working With Student Samples
A Final Thought . . .A Final Thought . . .