Domain ADomain AA5A5

Creating or selecting evaluation strategies that are appropriate for the students and that are aligned with the

goals of the lesson

Parts of this paperParts of this paper

Intro ParagraphExplains components and rationale for

evaluationExplains how appropriate, systematic and

aligned evaluation strategies are created or selected

Explains how evaluation results are used for instructional planning

Closing paragraph

What is an assessment?What is an assessment?

The full range of procedures used to gain insight and information about student learning.

Quantative assessments: Make use of measurement and evaluation techniques (performance based—multiple choice)

Qualitative assessments: includes formal and informal observations of students’ performance on various learning tasks (work habits)

Why is this topic important?Why is this topic important?

Teachers spend so much time preparing and trying to perfect lessons they present in their classrooms.

They choose methods, materials, activities and resources that are all aligned with the goals of lessons they try to teach to their students

Teachers need to evaluate students to see if learning is occurring

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Teachers can evaluate themselves and their lessons

Evaluation can be accomplished in a variety of ways

Ask yourself, “are the learning goals being met?”

Reasons why it’s important to Reasons why it’s important to evaluate studentsevaluate students

Teachers can tell if students have successfully comprehended the information presented to them.

You can find out who may need extra help.Find out some areas of most difficulty and

SOMETIMES you have to re-teach ONLY that part

Find out some areas of most difficulty and SOMETIMES you have to re-teach an entire lesson in a new way

More reasonsMore reasons

Provides student feedbackEvaluations can be used for instructional

planningTeachers can become better teachersAsk yourself, “Did my students reach their

highest level of performance?”

Appropriate methods of Appropriate methods of evaluationevaluation

Should be appropriate for the age level

Goes along with the lesson being taught

What are teachers looking for?What are teachers looking for?

Accurate knowledge, skill, and level of achievement

EffortNeatnessCorrectnessHow well a student did compared with

past performanceHow long the studied topic has been

focused upon

Artifact ideasArtifact ideas

New trends in assessmentNew trends in assessment

Teachers are going beyond paper-and-pencil tests and oral questioning

Alternative Assessments: Moving toward small group projects, portfolios of work, performance based learning (How well can students use what they know?)

Authentic Assessment (alternative assessments): require students to use higher level thinking skills to perform, create or solve a real life problem

Examples of Authentic Examples of Authentic AssessmentsAssessments

Developing a mapProducing a videoCreating a modelWriting and directing a playCreating a recipeWriting a children’s book