Assessment Words and Phrases for writing prompts and rubrics

Making Assessment Realistic Do a little at a time Don’t reinvent the wheel, use tried and true lessons that you and your students think are successful If you find a lesson you like, use it and create a rubric for the lesson Trade

Constructing a Rubric UnderstandingFrequencyEffectiveness Exceeds proficiency Thorough/complete Always/nearly always Highly Effective ProficientSubstantialOften/FrequentlyEffective Working towards proficiency Minimal/general/partialSometimes/occasionally Moderately effective Not proficient Misunderstanding Rarely/never/almost never Minimally effective

Cookie Rubric CriteriaNot ProficientWorking towards Proficiency ProficientExceeds Proficiency Rating Texture Cookies are hard and crunchy. Difficult to bite into and resemble hockey pucks. Cookies are crunchy. When bitten into they make a noise and create lots of crumbs. Cookies are chewy and moist. Cookies are chewy and moist. When broken apart chips are melted and goo out onto hands. Few crumbs. Taste Taste like cardboard. Unable to identify the flavor of the brown chunks. Taste store bought, maybe a little stale. Chip in almost every bite. Taste fresh. Chip in every bite. Taste freshly made and melt in your mouth. Chip in every bite also included something extra like white chocolate, nuts and perhaps a hint of vanilla. Appearance Cookies in the batch look identical—like made in a factory. Cookies look somewhat appealing; round and have some smaller chips visible. Cookies look appealing. Round and golden brown. Some chips visible Cookies look homemade; large and each an individual shape. Golden brown and large chips visible.

Analytic Scoring Guide NoYes Cookies are round Cookies are golden brown on the bottom Cookies look appealing Cookies are chewy

Rate these cookies__________ ExcellentE Very GoodVG SatisfactoryS UnsatisfactoryU Excellent: Cookies are chewy and moist. Taste freshly made and melt in your mouth. Chip in every bite also included. Cookies look homemade and something extra like white chocolate, nuts and perhaps a hint of vanilla is included. Very Good: Cookies are chewy and moist and taste fresh. Chip in every bite. Cookies look appealing and are round and golden brown. Some chips visible. Satisfactory: Cookies are crunchy but taste store bought, maybe a little stale. Cookies look somewhat appealing; round and have some smaller chips visible. Unsatisfactory: Cookies are hard and crunchy and taste like cardboard. Cookies in the batch look identical—like were made in a factory.

Project: Grade: Standard: Benchmark/Expectation: Criteria Exceeds Proficiency Proficient Working towards proficiency Not proficient SelfTchr Quality/ Craftsmanship Theme Skills and Techniques Creativity

How did I do today in Art? Name________________________________________ Date________ Class_________________________________ CriteriaNot ProficientWorking towards Proficiency ProficientExceeds Proficiency Self Listening I did not listen.I did not always listen. Good listening.Very good listening. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ Participation I did not do my work. I did some work. I did my work.I did a great job doing my work. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ Equipment I didn’t clean up. I didn’t take care of the art tools.. I didn’t clean up very much and I didn’t take care of the art tools. I cleaned up and took care of the art tools. I cleaned up, helped my friends clean up and took care of the art tools. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____

Behavior Rubric: Grades 3-5 Name____________________ Date_________ Class_____________ CriteriaNot Proficient Working towards Proficiency ProficientExceeds Proficiency SelfTeacher ListeningDoes not demonstrate good listening habits. Listens and follows directions some of the time. Listens and follow s all directions. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ ParticipationIs off task often and seldom works independently. Has problems working cooperatively. Participates in a responsible manner some of the time. Not always ready to learn. Participates responsibly. Is self directed and willing to learn. Is enthusiastic about learning. Participates in a responsible manner. A leader in class activities. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ EquipmentDoes not respect others or equipment. Does not help with clean up. Respects school property most of the time. Helps with clean up some of the time. Enters room quietly. Is responsible with equipment and clean up. Positive and enthusiastic role model. Demonstrates pride in care of equipment and clean up. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____

Remember…there are multiple forms of assessment Criterion Check Lists Check lists can be used for self and peer assessment Check lists can be used for self and peer assessment Perfect for smaller projects Perfect for smaller projects Nontraditional Assessments Annotated Artworks: a)I like this part because… b)I don’t like this part because… c)Help me… Annotated Artworks: a)I like this part because… b)I don’t like this part because… c)Help me… Mini portfolio parent/peer interview Mini portfolio parent/peer interview Thumbs up/thumbs down if you see an example of… Thumbs up/thumbs down if you see an example of…Games Token Response Token ResponsePerformance Interview an artwork Interview an artwork Create an gallery week Create an gallery week