Using Student Using Student Assessment to Improve Assessment to Improve

Instruction Instruction

Dr. Tim FryDr. Tim Fry

Objective: Objective:

►The teacher candidate should The teacher candidate should become more familiar with the become more familiar with the assessment process noting the assessment process noting the importance of assessment and importance of assessment and how assessment can result in how assessment can result in better instruction. better instruction.

Specifically become more familiar Specifically become more familiar

with:with: some underlying principles of some underlying principles of

assessmentassessment things we assess things we assess three categories or stages of three categories or stages of

assessmentassessment various forms of assessments various forms of assessments

including alternatives to pencil and including alternatives to pencil and paper testspaper tests

reasons we assess--including using reasons we assess--including using the data we collect to improve our the data we collect to improve our instruction instruction

AssessmentsAssessments

►What?What?► How?How?► Why?Why?

How does the teacher How does the teacher know if students are know if students are

learning?learning?

Through Through AssessmentAssessmentss!!

Some Underlying Principles of Some Underlying Principles of Assessment Include:Assessment Include:

►Aligned to criteria-objectives Aligned to criteria-objectives and scoring rubricsand scoring rubrics

►More Process than ProductMore Process than Product►Evidence and Data should Evidence and Data should

come from a variety of sourcescome from a variety of sources►Reflection and self Reflection and self

assessment are importantassessment are important

WhatWhat do we assess? do we assess?

►Content and Process Content and Process SkillsSkills

►What a student says, What a student says, does, and writesdoes, and writes

►Affective and Affective and Psychomotor domainsPsychomotor domains

3 Stages or Categories of 3 Stages or Categories of AssessmentsAssessments

►Diagnostic Diagnostic ►FormativeFormative►SummativeSummative

Forms of Assessment (how)Forms of Assessment (how)include:include:

TestsTestsDiscussion QuestionsDiscussion QuestionsApplication Exercises Application Exercises QuizzesQuizzesPerformance AssessmentsPerformance AssessmentsJournal WritingJournal WritingProjectsProjectsGroup workGroup workPortfoliosPortfoliosOral ExamsOral Exams

“I hate taking a test without an eraser.”

Some Reasons We Assess Some Reasons We Assess (Why)(Why)

►Assign gradesAssign grades►Offer feedback to students and Offer feedback to students and

parentsparents►Provide new learning experiencesProvide new learning experiences► Identify students’ strengths and Identify students’ strengths and

weaknesses weaknesses►Get feedback that will guide future Get feedback that will guide future

instructioninstruction

►How do you prefer to be How do you prefer to be assessed?assessed?

►What is your least preferred way What is your least preferred way to be assessed?to be assessed?

►Any type of assessment more Any type of assessment more common in your subject area? common in your subject area? Possible reasons?Possible reasons?

►Is assessment important?Is assessment important?►How often should we How often should we

assess?assess?►Should we assess in more Should we assess in more

than one way?than one way?► Will you use assessment to Will you use assessment to

improve your teaching? improve your teaching?

““Teaching without Teaching without learning is just learning is just

talking”talking”Angelo & Cross (1993) Angelo & Cross (1993) Classroom Classroom

Assessment TechniquesAssessment Techniques