authentic assessments
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Authentic Assessments. a.k.a. “alternative assessment” Embedded tasks that are similar to those performed by professionals as they do their jobs Usually associated with inquiry, hands-on and performance based activities Measure knowledge and ability (both). Authentic Assessments. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Authentic Assessments
• a.k.a. “alternative assessment”• Embedded tasks that are similar to
those performed by professionals as they do their jobs
• Usually associated with inquiry, hands-on and performance based activities
• Measure knowledge and ability (both)
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Authentic Assessments
• Assess both content and higher order thinking skills
• Provide opportunities to demonstrate creativity, problem-solving and decision-making
• Reflective of standards
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So... What are some examples of “authentic assessments”?
• Model building• Measurement
taking• Oral reports• Written report• Lab report• Debates
• Portfolios• Science
notebook/journals• Student talk• Active listening• Concept maps• Open-ended
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So... What are some examples of “authentic assessments”?
• Lab performance
• Interviews• Stand and
deliver• Skills check list• ?
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Assessment is a two-sided coin
1. Assess the student
2. Assess the activity
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When do you assess Inquiry?
1. Pre-instruction
2. During Instruction
3. Post-instruction
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When do you assess Inquiry?
1. Pre-instruction
Goal: Assess students’ prior knowledge, ideas, beliefs and attitudes in order to help them construct new knowledge.
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When do you assess Inquiry?
1. Pre-instruction
Strategies: T-charts, journal writing, drawings, interviews/conversations, surveys, concept maps
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When do you assess Inquiry?
2. During instruction
Goal: To gain insight into how (or if) students’ knowledge, ideas, beliefs and attitudes are changing.
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When do you assess Inquiry?
2. During instruction
Strategies: Portfolios, journals, logs, field books, skills assessments (can the students use a balance?), product assessment (videos, websites, audio), tests, quizzes etc.
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When do you assess Inquiry?
3. Post-instruction
Goal: To evaluate students’ progress and reflect on the effectiveness and quality of instruction.
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When do you assess Inquiry?
3. Post-instruction
Strategies: Teacher evaluation forms, student interviews, written assignments, standardized tests, performance assessments (problem-solving)
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Rubric Evaluation
• Does it assess what you think it assesses?
• Does it really reflect what the students were actually doing?
• Is it fair and is it doable?• Do the students know about it
ahead of time?
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When do you assess the Inquiry activity?
You never stop!!
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Assessment Activity Part 1Using your students’ textbook:
1. Select the single most important concept in each chapter that you will cover while student teaching.
2. Devise 2 performance-based activities you could do to teach this concept.
3. List 3 “authentic” assessments you could use to “grade” student understanding of this concept.
4. Now, pick one activity and one assessment and write up the grading rubric/checklist/guideline.
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Assessment Activity Part 2Using your students’ textbook:
1. Identify the single most important “skill” in each chapter that you will cover while student teaching.
2. Devise 2 performance-based activities you could do to teach this skill.
3. List 3 “authentic” assessments you could use to “grade” your student’s ability to perform this skill.
4. Now, pick one activity and one assessment and write up the grading rubric/checklist/guideline.
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