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Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
How can I accurately measure the skills and knowledge that I want students to learn?
How do I use assessment to inform my planning?
How can I create assessments that are aligned to the standards of my content?
How do I ensure that grades in my class match the learning students have demonstrated?
Overview
Many teachers will attest that one of the most common phrases they hear students ask is "Is this graded?" While grades are important to students and parents, what matters most to teachers is assessing what content knowledge students understand, which concepts and skills students can apply, and in what areas students need additional instruction and practice.
Assessment isn't necessarily tied to grades, but grades do often help motivate students to try harder on assessments which helps give teachers more accurate data on what their students can actually do.
Designing Quality Assessments
Designing Quality Assessments
In general, high-quality assessments adhere to a set of principles outlined below.
High Quality Assessments:
Focus on measuring progress towards specific learning objectives (content knowledge and skills).
Are designed to measure progress and gather information on students' abilities to demonstrate profrciences on specific standards and skills as best as possible.
Are standards-based and use standards-based rubrics to measure student success.
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