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Education Service Center
Region XI

Giving them the tools that will stay with them for a life time

Sandra Hines

Assessment Instruments

Objectives
What

tasks, strategies, instruments

How

the processes, how often

Why

How do the selected tools support the learning goals and the learning principles guiding the design?

To enable continuous/frequent feedback between instructor and the educators Observations:


Monitor for Questions

Create a FirstClass email conferernce

Listening to group discussions- daily


Questioning educators - throughout workshop

Available 24-7

Provides constant data and feedback that will allow monitoring of progress and alteration of instruction if needed.

Provides a source for monitoring and guidance

Will allow for communication among participants and support

To encourage educators to reflect on their learning progress and achievement Questioning

Consensogram

Affinity Diagram

Ask questions throughout

Refer to consensogram and affinity diagram throughout the workshop and use consensogram at end so each participant can indicate their perceived growth

Provides a source for monitoring and guidance

Provides the educators with a resource to judge their own progress.

To determine colleagues needs for implementing a system for monitoring the effectiveness of their integration efforts Survey Create a survey to be taken online through FirstClass Provides feedback from teachers on their needs and the perceived effectiveness of their integration efforts
Goals
Sub-Goals (Objectives)
Type of Learning
Assessment Strategy
Feedback Strategy
Student Goals:
Know and comprehend the methodology of the Six Traits of Writing and be able to apply these instructional strategies in the classroom
  • Identify each of the Six Traits and their characteristics
  • Know instructional strategies and how to apply them in teaching each of the traits
  • Understand why each of the traits are important as a separate entity and still overlap to create a whole
  • Know how to use a rubric as a teaching and evaluation tool
Cognitive (Knowledge)
(Comprehension)

(Application)

Psychomotor

Question for understanding

Journal - self assessment

Rubric

verbal

Written - Share/discuss in small groups the contents of the journals

Will allow educators to practice writing and using a rubric.

Understand why and how they’re going to use literature in teaching the Six Traits of Writing
  • Identify the quality in the book that exemplifies one or more of the traits
  • Comprehend how to help students recognize each of the traits as they are listening to and discussing literature
  • Identify and select an appropriate book to use for a lesson on Six Traits
Cognitive (Knowledge)

(Comprehension, Analysis)

Observation

Group assessment using peer feedback by summarizing and sharing what they have learned with each other in small groups

verbal

verbal from peers

The rubric below will be used to assess the practice writing activity in which educators will participate. The activity will allow them to experience using the 6 Traits in writing and then to practice evaluating theirs and others writing in a non-threatening environment. The trait stressed is "Word Choice."

Learning Goals:

  • Know and comprehend the methodology of the Six Traits of Writing and be able to apply these instructional strategies in the classroom

Learning Objectives:

  • Know instructional strategies and how to apply them in teaching each of the traits
  • Know how to use a rubric as a teaching and evaluation tool
RubiStar
  
Rubric Made Using:
RubiStar ( http://rubistar.4teachers.org )
6+1 Trait Writing Model : 6 Traits - Word Choice Activity

    Teacher Name: _____________________________

    Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Word Choice
Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, and the choice and placement of the words seems accurate, natural and not forced.
Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, but occasionally the words are used inaccurately or seem overdone.
Writer uses words that communicate clearly, but the writing lacks variety, punch or flair.
Writer uses a limited vocabulary that does not communicate strongly or capture the reader's interest. Jargon or cliches may be present and detract from the meaning.
Introduction (Organization)
The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper.
The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader.
The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader.
There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper.
Conclusion (Organization)
The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader with a feeling that they understand what the writer is "getting at."
The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends.
The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends.
There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.

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The rubric below will be used to assess the practice writing activity in which educators will participate. The activity will allow them to experience using the 6 Traits in writing and then to practice evaluating theirs and others writing in a non-threatening environment. The trait stressed is "Voice."
RubiStar
  
Rubric Made Using:
RubiStar ( http://rubistar.4teachers.org )
6+1 Trait Writing Model : Voice Practice Activity

    Teacher Name: ________________________

    Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Adding Personality (Voice)
The writer seems to be writing from knowledge or experience. The author has taken the ideas and made them "his own."
The writer seems to be drawing on knowledge or experience, but there is some lack of ownership of the topic.
The writer relates some of his own knowledge or experience, but it adds nothing to the discussion of the topic.
The writer has not tried to transform the information in a personal way. The ideas and the way they are expressed seem to belong to someone else.
Recognition of Reader (Voice)
The reader's questions are anticipated and answered thoroughly and completely.
The reader's questions are anticipated and answered to some extent.
The reader is left with one or two questions. More information is needed to "fill in the blanks".
The reader is left with several questions.
Commitment (Voice)
The writer successfully uses several reasons/appeals to try to show why the reader should care or want to know more about the topic.
The writer successfully uses one or two reasons/appeals to try to show why the reader should care or want to know more about the topic.
The writer attempts to make the reader care about the topic, but is not really successful.
The writer made no attempt to make the reader care about the topic.

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