Jonathan M. Moehring

Assessment Instruments

 
What

tasks, strategies, instruments
How

the processes, how often?
Why

how do the selected tools support your learning goals and the learning principles guiding your design?
a) to enable continuous/frequent feedback between you and the students

Observe learner's computer screen.

Ask questions.

 Continually through lesson. Provide constant feedback which will pinpoint trouble spots and encourage success.
b) to encourage the students to reflect on their learning progress and achievement

Reflective questions.

 At end of each session.

 

 Self-monitoring will build confidence, encourage collaboration and technology integration.
c) to determine your students' learning progress and achievement

Monitor progress during session.

Use rubric to evaluate PowerPoint.

Continually through lesson.

At completion of lesson.

 The rubric will serve as an example of multimedia assessment.

Assessment Strategies

Goals Sub-Goals (Objectives) Type of Learning Assessment Strategy Feedback Strategy
Student Goals
Identify and tell about a Planet in our Solar System. Use research techniques for researching about their tribe.

1. Identify keywords for Internet research.

2. Use prior knowledge to determine validity of information.

1. Synthesis

2. Application

 

 Observation Verbal
Work to create a one page fact sheet about their planet 1. Use Inspiration for creating the fact sheet. 1. Application Discussion / Observation Verbal
Use PowerPoint to create a multimedia project to be presented to the class, using presentation techniques for the final project.

1. Plan and create a multimedia project based on research findings.

2. Use font, color and layout to create unity within a multimedia project.

3. Demonstrate knowledge of copyright law.

1. Synthesis

2. Analysis

3. Application

 

Discussion

Observation

Verbal praise

Rubric
Teacher Goal
Facilitate the use of technology to meet the needs of diverse learners

1. Plan the instructional unit.

3. Develop an assessment instrument.

3. Differentiate the needs of learners at various cognitive levels.

1. Synthesis

2. Evaluation

3. Analysis

Discussion

Completion of Rubric

 

 Verbal
Professional Goals
Evaluate the needs of diverse learners.

Gain comfort with the mentoring/coaching process.

1. Analyze the need for assistive technologies including equity and access.

2. Develop a trusting relationship.

3. Participate in pre-production, post-production and distribution of products.

1. Analysis

2. Analysis

3. Synthesis

Successful implementation during lesson.

Self-evaluation
 

Rubric

The rubric below will be used to assess a PowerPoint presentation created by 3rd grade students after researching a planet in our Solar System.

Learning Goals:

  1. Use the Internet to research an assigned Planet in our Solar System. Use research techniques for researching about their tribe.
  2. Create a 1 page fact sheet about their planet.
  3. Use PowerPoint to create a multimedia project to be presented to the class, using presentation techniques for the final project.

Learning Objectives:

1a. Identify keywords for Internet research.
1b. Use prior knowledge to determine validity of information.
2a. Use Inspiration for creating a fact sheet.
3a. Plan and create a multimedia project based on research findings.
3b. Use font, color and layout to create unity within a multimedia project.
3c. Demonstrate knowledge of copyright law.

CRITERIA Excellent
(8 points)		 Satisfactory
(6 points)		 Needs Improvement
(4 points)		 Score Received
Fact Sheet Completed on time. Includes notations for content, colors, graphics and transitions. Completed on time. Includes notations for content. Not completed.  
Attractiveness Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these distract from the presentation. Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.  
Mechanics
 		 No misspellings or grammatical errors. Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.  
Content
 		 Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.  
Organization Content is well organized. Content is logically organized for the most part. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.  
Originality Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.  
Sources Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format. Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format. Very little or no source information was collected.  

 

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