Assessment Instruments
Kristi Bell
MTTC Fall '06

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Formal and Informal Assessement Plan
Objectives
What?
tasks, strategies, instruments
How?
the processes, how often
Why?
how do the selected tools support your learning goals and the learning principals

To enable continuous/frequent feedback between instructor and students

•Observation

•Discussion

•Ask probing questions

•Search phrases

•Observations, discussions, questioning - Daily

•Search phrases- Throughout Internet research period

Provides constant feedback during the research process to alleviate issues.

Provides encouragement and support to students.

To encourage the students to reflect on their learning progress and achievement

•Team rubric peer evaluations

•Project presentations

Team rubric evaluations- at culmination of large group collaboration

•Reference rubric throughout project to remain on task

Students responsible for own learning and interactions

Promotes accountability

Student expectations are made clear.

To determine your students' learning progress and achievement.

•Observations of progress during research, peer collaboration, and large group interaction

•Listening to group discussions

•Questioning students

•Final Project rubric

•Daily obeservations, listening, and questioning

•Final rubric upon completion of project

Provides daily feedback on accomplishments

Promotes good work ethics and peer collaborations.

Assessment Strategies
Goals
Sub-Goals (Objectives)
Type of Learning
Assessment Strategy
Feedback Strategy

Student Goals
1. Analyze and describe adaptive characteristics that result in an organism's un ique niche in an ecoysystem.

Identify six types of biomes


Discuss the effect of biomes on the ecosystem.

Information Processing
Effective Communication

Observation

Questioning

Discussion

 

Verbal

Written

2. Research and describe characteristics of 6 biomes.

Compare characteristics of biomes such as temperature, location, animals, rainfall, and vegetation.


Understand why these characteristics are important.Create a slideshow, database, web page, word document, pamphlet, or spreadsheet displaying results of research.

Information Processing
Habits of Mind
Complex Thinking
Collaboration/Cooperation

Observation

Questioning

Project Rubric

Team Rubric (peers)

Storyboard Project Planning for Technology Project (either slideshow, web page, text document, database project)

 

Written

Team Rubric

Project Rubric

Peer feedback

Verbal

 

Teacher Goals
1. Gain confidence in creating technology integrated lessons and differientiate instruction for diverse learners.

Create scripted lessons to minimize frustrations during lesson.


Assess and reflect on lesson after completed

Habits of Mind
Collaboration/Cooperation
Information Processing

Self-evaluation

Observation

Pre-unit discussions with students and coach

Create concise rubrics for evaluating technology projects

Verbal

Written

Electronic via email

2. Improve and practice classroom management strategies including creating a cooperative atmosphere

Create an environment conducive to cooperative learning such as desk and computer arrangement.


Enforce an “Ask 3 before you ask me” guideline in the classroom to facilitate peer interaction.

Complex Thinking
Habits of Mind
Effective Communication

Self-evaluation

Questioning

Verbal

Written

Personal reflection feedback

Professional Goals
1. Improve cognitive coaching skills and achieve more complex questioning skills to address the needs of diverse learners.

 

 

 

Practice coaching skills and be evaluated by a peer.


List sample questions and possible responses.Ask about diverse learners in individual classrooms so that the teacher, through questioning, can specifically state the student’s needs.

Complex Thinking
Habit of Mind
Effective Communication
Collaboration/Cooperation

Cognitive Coaching sessions

Teacher feedback

Self-evaluation

Reflective discussions with coaching mentor

Electronic via email

Verbal

Peer feedback

2. Increase the amount of technology integrated lessons in classrooms by learning to coach teachers effectively.

 Create integrated lessons used for model teaching.


Conduct coaching sessions with teachers to facilitate lesson planning.

Effective Communication
Collaboration/Cooperation
Habits of Mind

Teacher feedback

Coaching mentor feedback

Document amount of lessons being implemented by mentee teachers.

Verbal

Written

Peer feedback

Rubric

This rubric will be used to assess a group technology project created by 5th grade Science students. Students may choose either to produce a slide show, database, text document, or web page.

Learning Goals:

1. Research and share findings explaining the temperature, location, animals, rainfall and vegetation for 6 different biomes.
2. Prepare and present research findings.
3. Compare characteristics of different biomes.

Learning Objectives:

1. Find and cite credible Internet resources following copyright laws
2. Use appropriate search techniques
3. Create one of the following: slide show, database, text document, or web page to display research information on biomes.

Student Name:

Teacher:

Date:
Title: Biomes Technology Project
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Score
Content Describes in detail the temperature, location, animals, rainfall, and vegetation of 6 different biomes. Vaguely describes the temperature, location, animals, rainfall and vegetation of 6 biomes. All information is accurate, but is missing at least one characteristic on one biome. Includes essential information about the temperature, location, animals, rainfall, and vegetation of 6 biomes, but there are 1-2 factual errors. Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.  
Mechanics No misspellings or grammatical errors. Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.  
Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. Content is logically organized for the most part. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.  
Copyright Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations. Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for almost all material. Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for some of the material. Fair use guidelines are not followed and project is missing citations for material.  
Workload The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members. The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may vary from person to person. The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work. The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work.  
Attractiveness Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presenation content.  
Participation Worked well with other students, provided large group with information needed for "ask the expert," and actively participated in final presentation of product. Worked well with other students, failed to provide large group with information needed for "ask the expert," and actively participated in final presentation of product. Worked well with other students, provided large group with information needed for "ask the expert," and minimally participated in presentation of product. Did not work well with other students, failed to provide large group with information needed for "ask the expert," and minimally participated in presentation of product.  
        Total Points  

Rubric created using:
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