Assessment Instruments

Jeremy Jameson

Formal and Informal Assessment and Feedback Plan

Objectives

What

Tasks, strategies, instruments

How

The process, how often?

Why

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

To enable continuous/ frequent feedback between you and the adult learner and the mentee

Observation

 

Class/ Group Discussion

 

Questioning

Observe adult learners throughout the lesson and during group work

 

Question adult learners as needed to check for information and comprehension

 

Discuss with mentor to see which techniques are most effective

Makes sure adult learners are on track to complete lesson and checks comprehension

 

 

 

Allows the mentee and the mentor the opportunity to compare notes and improve technique.

To encourage the adult learners and mentee to reflect on their learning progress and achievement

Discussion

 

Reflection

At the end of lesson or at the end of each instructional technique

This will allow for a break between lessons and should engage adult learners and mentee

To determine your students’ and mentee’s learning progress and achievement

Rubric

 

Discussion

 

Reflection

At the end of each lesson.

 

At the end of each instructional technique.

 

At the end of a group of related lessons.

This will assign a numerical value(for those that are logic minded) and allow for a grade scale to see improvement.

 

To review what was taught and how, to gauge if one style with a lesson might be more effective than another.

Assessment Strategies

Adult Learning Goals

Sub-Goals (Objectives)

Type of learning

Assessment Strategies

Feedback Strategies

Understand and Analyze the elements of good design

 

Internet Skills and research

Knowledge

 

Application

 

Analysis

Observation

Verbal

Rubric

Verbal

Rubric

Adult Learners will learn design principles

Adult learners will compare good and bad design

Discover what makes a website effective

 

Adult learners will discuss(groups) why a site is “easy to navigate”

Comprehension

 

Evaluation

 

Knowledge

Observation

Verbal

Rubric

Verbal

Written

Rubric

Adult Learners will justify their group selection

Adult Learners will compare selections with other groups

Create an effective and attractive teacher website

 

Design actual site

Synthesis

 

Evaluation

 

 

Rubric

Verbal

Team Evaluation

Written

Verbal

Written, grade

Rubric

Add content for class specifics

Post design to district site

Teacher Learning Goals

 

 

 

 

Explain clearly and accurately the elements of good design

Create and implement instruction on effective web design

Make learning meaningful by connecting to real world applications

Analysis

 

Comprehension

 

Synthesis

Observation

Rubric

Verbal

Rubric

Verbal

Group students together to capitalize on strengths and weaknesses

Maintain a high interest in subject matter

Explain clearly and accurately the elements of good design

Develop easy to understand examples

Application

 

Comprehension

 

Synthesis

Observation

Rubric

Verbal

Rubric created

Written

Find ways to make learning student centered

Create a rubric for effective web design

Professional Goals

 

 

 

 

Develop the skills necessary to help implement a staff development for technology

 

Refine coaching techniques through proper questioning and relationship building

 

 

Establish trust through conversation and providing help

Evaluation

 

Synthesis

 

Application

Observation

Evaluation

Self Evaluation

Rubric

Verbal

Develop open ended questioning techniques

Use techniques with students and teachers

Help integrate current lessons into lessons that incorporate technology effectively.

Continually research new technology advances.