Teaching Module Creating Well-Rounded Assessment

Plans for Virtual Instruction

Teaching Module Objectives

Teachers will…› Know and understand Standards G and H

from the iNACOL National Standards for Online Teaching (iNACOL, 2011).

› Know and understand standards F-I in the SREB Standards for Quality Online Teaching (Glowa, 2009). All standards in these sections of these

document pertain to developing a student assessment plan.

Teaching Module Objectives

Teachers will…› Begin with the end in mind by examining

current LA Standards/GLE’s and Common Core Standards.

› Identify key features of assessment plans for online courses.

› Identify key features of K-12 assessment plans: Formative vs. summative assessments Differentiated assessments Assessment validity and reliability

Teaching Module Objectives

Teachers will…› Develop a draft of an assessment plan for

their assigned course(s) that meets the guidelines presented in this module.

I. Begin with the end in mind…

Visit the following websites:› http://

www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/iNACOL_TeachingStandardsv2.pdf

Review standards G and H with regard to student assessments.

› http://publications.sreb.org/2009/09T01_Guide_profdev_online_teach.pdf

Review standards F through I with regard to students assessments

I. Begin with the end in mind… (cont.)

Watch an overview of Common Core Standards and PARCC Assessments by watching 2 video overviews of them.› https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/co

mmon-core-state-standards-middle-school› https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/co

mmon-core-state-standards-high-school

Visit the LA Department of Education site specific to the standards for your course.› http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/gle.html

I. Begin with the end in mind… (cont.)

Having reviewed the teaching standards online teachers must reach, and given the learning standards your students must reach, generate a discussion board post summarizing these “ends in mind.”› Where must you as a teacher go with

regard to developing an assessment plan?› What goals must your students reach

within the context of your course?

II. Online Assessment Overview

1. Read the article “Online Assessment Techniques” (Robles & Braathen, 2002).

1. http://www.acousticslab.org/dots_sample/module2/RoblesAndBraathen2002.pdf

2. Visit the Teacher Vision Assessment page and peruse the various links to articles regarding assessment. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5815.html

II. Online Assessment Overview (cont.)

3. Visit Kathy Schrock’s site to Assessment and Rubrics: http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html

› Review all links on both websites.

II. Online Assessment Overview (cont.)

Create a Powerpoint Presentation with the following information:

› Outline key features of assessment plans in general

Use the information reviewed on the websites.

› Outline key features of online assessment plans specifically.

III. Types of Assessment

Formative vs. Summative Assessments› Read article on use of formative and

summative assessments in the classroom (Garrison & Ehringhaus, 2007):

http://ccti.colfinder.org/sites/default/files/guyana/resources/TL/TL%20M02U03%20docs/Formative%20and%20Summative%20Assessment%20in%20the%20Classroom.pdf

Formative Assessment

› Read article on formative assessment (Boston, 2002): http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Formative-Assessment.htm

III. Types of Assessment (cont.)

After reading the 2 articles, develop a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the 2 types of assessment.

Generate lists of possible formative and summative assessments that can be used within your content area.› Keep the list out—will be updating as we

learn more about assessments

IV. Differentiated Assessments

An assessment plan should have a variety of assessment measures to reach all learning styles.› Meeting the multiple learning styles of

your students requires the use of multiple assessment types. Review the following links at the Teacher Vision site:

Categories of Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Creating Meaningful Performance Assessments and Using Multiple Intelligences in Testing and Assessment. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5815.html

IV. Differentiated Assessments (cont.)

Review the extensive list of possible assessment strategies at the Alaska Department of Education website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm › Revisit your draft of formative and summative

assessments. Update this list to include ideas generated from

the websites on the previous 2 slides.

IV. Differentiated Assessments (cont.)

Many assessments will require rubrics in order to standardize scoring and to provide students with advance knowledge of requirements.› Read article by Moskal (2000) on scoring

rubrics: http://www.peopledev.co.za/library/Scoring%20rubrics%20-%20Moskal%20B.pdf

› Devise a rubric for one of the assessments in your plan.

IV. Differentiated Assessments (cont.)

You must meet the needs of your learners with special needs (IDEA, 504, RTI) through accommodations.› Review the information regarding assessment

accommodations: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-methods/educational-testing/4170.html?detoured=1

› On the assessment list you have developed, identify 2 ways you can make accommodations on at least 2 of the measures.

V. Assessment Validity and Reliability

For the integrity of the online (or any) course, assessment measures must be reliable and valid to determine whether or not students have met learning goals.› Find one scholarly article from a peer-

reviewed journal on assessment reliability and validity.

› Write a discussion board post summarizing the highlights of the article.

› Revisit your assessment list to determine whether or not the assessments are reliable and valid.

Assessment Plan Review

Review the assessment plan you drafted throughout this module.› Ensure all guidelines are considered in the

development of your final plan.› Have you considered all components?

Formative and summative Differentiation

Learning styles Learner accommodations Rubrics for performance based

Validity and reliability

ReferencesAlaska Department of Education and Early Development. (1996, June 16). A

collection of assessment strategies. Retrieved from Alaska Department of Education website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm

Boston, C. (October, 2002). The concept of formative assessment. ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation. Retrieved from: http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Formative-Assessment.htm

Garrison, C. & Ehringhaus, M. (2007). Formative and summative assessments in the classroom. Retrieved from: http://ccti.colfinder.org/sites/default/files/guyana/resources/TL/TL%20M02U03%20docs/Formative%20and%20Summative%20Assessment%20in%20the%20Classroom.pdf

Glowa, E. (2009, March). Guidelines for professional development of online teachers. Southern Regional Educational Board. Retrieved from SREB website: http://publications.sreb.org/2009/09T01_Guide_profdev_online_teach.pdf

iNACOL International Association for K-12 Online Teaching. (October, 2011). National Standards for Quality Online Courses, Version 2. Retrieved from iNACOL website: http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/iNACOL_TeachingStandardsv2.pdf

References

Louisiana Department of Education. (2012). Grade Level Expectations. Retrieved from LADOE website:

http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/gle.html

Moskal, B.M. (2000). Scoring rubrics: what, when and how?. PracticalAssessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(3). Retrieved from:

http://www.peopledev.co.za/library/Scoring%20rubrics%20-%20Moskal%20B.pdf Robles, M. & Braathen, S. (2002). Online assessment techniques. Delta

Pi Epsilon Journal, XLIV(1), p. 39-49. Retrieved from: http://www.acousticslab.org/dots_sample/module2/RoblesAndBraathen2002.pdf

Schrock, K. (2012, June 24). Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything: Assessment and Rubrics. Retrieved from Kathy Schrock’s website: http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html

References

Teacher Vision Assessment Advice and Forms. (2012). Retrieved from Teacher Vision website: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5815.html

Teacher Vision Types of Assessment Accommodations. (2012). Excerpted from Assessment Accommodations Toolkit. Retrieved from Teacher Vision website: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-methods/educational-testing/4170.html?detoured=1

Teaching Channel. (2012). Common Core Overview Video Clips: Middle and High Schools. Retrieved from Teaching Channel website: https://www.teachingchannel.org/