Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Assessment is an ongoing activity Marcie realized that she is still assessing students the way she was assessed. Her teachers never told them what they were supposed to learn and they were never involved in the assessment process (unless they graded each others' papers when their teacher called out the answer). The only results she really got were graded papers and report cards and those always came after a task. She doesn't remember having an assessment that helped her understand what she needed to study in order to improve. She thinks it's depressing, but she sees herself doing the same things, now that she is a teacher. Assessments are something she does at the end of teaching. What do you recommend her to do in order to make the assessment an ongoing activity rather than a final step? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Marcie should create learning objectives when looking at standards and planning a unit. She should pre-assess students in order to obtain data on what students already know. She should base the creation of her assessments around these learning objectives, standards, and pre-assessment data. Then she should create lessons to teach and give students the greatest opportunities for success when trying to master the standards and learning objectives. Marcie should begin the unit and lessons by clearly stating the learning objectives and standards that will be learned. Marcie should assess student progress and understanding constantly throughout the unit through informal and formal assessments. Once data has been analyzed from student scores on the informal and formal assessments, Marcie will have a better understanding of where students are in regards to mastery of standards and learning objectives. Marcie should give students feedback throughout the unit so that students are aware of progress. Once it becomes time for a summative assessment to complete the unit, students will have a clear grasp on learning objectives and standards in which they should be able to show mastery on.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Learning assessments and feedback are original and easy ways to solve this problem. Constantly assessing the students understanding will assure that they are comprehending. Rated On: October 14, 2014 5:58 pm Rated By: sugeLu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This solution is helpful because it reminds teachers of the importance of feedback throughout the unit and not just with a grade. Students need to be kept informed of their progress in order to be involved in their own learning. If they know where they have weaknesses before the summative assessment they will have time to practice and hopefully master the learning targets. Rated On: October 18, 2014 6:41 pm Rated By: Lauren Foster                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree with this solution. Rated On: March 12, 2021 4:51 pm Rated By: ezaWun