Stage 2: Assessment

Thinking Like an Assessor Making assessment Stage 2 is the most unnatural part of UbD The “natural” thing to do is to move from target to teaching For most of us, it is unnatural to resist the urge to go immediately to activities

Why Is Assessment So Important? It helps us and our students see how the teaching and learning is going Assessment should be ongoing and formative as well as summative

How do we assess for understanding? We use the six facets of understanding as a guide

A student who really understands can… Explain Interpret Apply Show perspective Demonstrate empathy Reveal self-knowledge

Design Filters for Assessment Valid Reliable Sufficient Authentic Feasible Student-friendly

Two Key Questions Could the student perform well on this assessment and still not really have deep understanding? (false+) Could the student perform poorly on this assessment despite having deep understanding?(false -)

Baseball Example We wish to assess the batting ability of a baseball player We choose for our assessment to observe their performance at the first at-bat of the season

Apply the Design Filters Valid Reliable Sufficient Authentic Feasible Student-friendly

Summary Evaluation This assessment is a valid test of batting ability but it is not reliable, nor does it provide sufficient evidence. It is authentic, feasible, and friendly. Overall, however, it is not a good assessment of what we are trying to measure.