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-- Danielle Bolduc Technology Integration Facilitator (2000) Technology & Assessment “Putting the power of technology to work for all students requires a broadly conceived approach to educational change that integrates new technologies and curricula with new ideas about learning, teaching, and assessment.”

Assessment

-- Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age “Superficial forms of assessment tend to lead to superficial forms of teaching and learning.” Teaching to the Test

Why Assess?  Provide diagnosis  Set standards  Evaluate progress  Communicate results  Motivate performance

Types of Assessment  Standardized Tests  Alternative Assessment

Standardized Tests  Are not prescriptive  Give capsulated view of a student’s learning  Used in conjunction with performance-based assessment

Types of Authentic Assessment  Observation  Teacher-made tests, quizzes, exams  Written compositions  Oral presentations  Projects, experiments, performance tasks  Portfolios

 Set goals  Define expectations  Demystify grades Why Use Rubrics?

How to Create a Rubric  List all the possible dimensions that you could look at.  Narrow your choices to a reasonable number.  Decide on the number of performance levels. Label them. (For example, “Not Yet”, “Sometimes” and “Always” OR “Fair”, “Average” and “Excellent”)  Write statements that clearly describe the expected performance at each level of each dimension.  Try out your rubric BEFORE using it!!!

Now, create your own rubric  Review the objectives you have developed for your unit plan.  Choose one of the objectives that you feel would be best assessed through the use of a rubric.  Use a Word Table to create your rubric.

Discuss  Discuss with your classmates the rubric you created.  Will it meet the students needs?  Will it accurately reflect the learning process?  Will it accurately reflect what is being learned?

Using a Template  RubiStar RubiStar

Discuss  Discuss with your classmates whether or not you could use this site.  What are the template limitations?  What are the template benefits?

References  Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age. The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Jossey-Bass, 2002 Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age  The George Lucas Educational Foundation Web site. The George Lucas Educational Foundation  Rubistar’s “Create Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities” Web siteCreate Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities  Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators “Assessment & Rubric Information” Web site.Assessment & Rubric Information  A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment. Herman, Joan L., Aschbacher, Pamela R., & Winters, Lynn. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1992