Assessment

Assessment

1. Questions to ask ourselves when looking at assessing students who already understand the material and have been given different enrichment activities to enhance and extend their learning:

   • How will students demonstrate growth beyond proficiency?

   • What evidence will show that learning has been extended?

   • Am I assessing higher-order thinking skills, not just content knowledge?

   • Have we established clear criteria for advanced learning outcomes?

2. What enrichment activity do we plan on using and how do we plan to assess their extended learning?

   • Characteristics of Effective Enrichment Assessments - Visit Enrichment Assessments for more information and strategies.

Effective assessments should:

1. Measure depth of understanding rather than memorization.

2. Allow multiple ways for students to demonstrate learning.

3. Include opportunities for self-reflections and goal setting.

4. Use authentic, real-world tasks whenever possible.

5. Assess both the process and the final product.

6. Include clear rubrics focused on higher-order skills.

3. When we have discussed how our enrichment activity will be assessed, we can put our ideas into this document: Enrichment Plan.