20 Simple Assessment Strategies You Can Use Every Day | TeachThought. 20 Simple Assessment Strategies You Can Use Every Day by Saga Briggs The ultimate goal of teaching is understanding. But sometimes it’s easier to talk than to teach, as we all know, especially when we need to cover a lot of material in a short amount of time. We hope students will understand, if not now then before test time, and we keep our fingers crossed that their results will indicate we’ve done our job. The problem is, we often rely on these tests to measure understanding and then we move on. Below are 22 simple assessment strategies and tips to help you become more frequent in your teaching, planning, and curriculum design. 22 Simple Assessment Strategies & Tips You Can Use Every Day 1.
Avoid yes/no questions and phrases like “Does this make sense?” 2. During the last five minutes of class ask students to reflect on the lesson and write down what they’ve learned. 3. Give a short quiz at the end of class to check for comprehension. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Formative Assessment. Mackenzie inset studentinq. Participant Workbook. OCC wd p 0 pypxx r2f 1207 3 e. Assessment for Learning 10 principles. Agenda 7.30 start. Critique and feedback - the story of austin's butterfly - Ron Berger. Mr. D. PD videos. All for One and One for All A class of 6-7 year olds in the United States inquires into the central idea, “A community is impacted by the involvement of its members” under the transdisciplinary theme of How We Organize Ourselves.
Build It A class of 7-8 years olds in Germany inquires into the central idea, “The properties of construction materials influence the design of buildings and structures” under the transdisciplinary theme of How the World Works. Signs and Symbols A class of 5-6 year olds in Australia inquires into the central idea, “signs and symbols can be used to communicate a message” under the transdisciplinary theme of How We Express Ourselves. Language and Race/Ethnicity A Theory of Knowledge class in the United States explores language as a way of knowing by reflecting on the question, “How does the language we use shape the way we think and understand race and ethnicity? Sample units of inquiry. Assessment in the PYP: Annotated samples. The prime objective of assessment in the PYP is to provide feedback on the learning process.
Bruner (1986) states that students should receive feedback “not as a reward or punishment, but as information”. It is therefore important to provide opportunities for students to respond to and act on the feedback they are given. Assessing, teaching and learning are directly linked and function purposefully together. Teachers need to select assessment strategies and design assessment instruments to reflect clearly the particular learning outcomes on which they intend to report.
They need to employ a range of strategies for assessing student work that take into account the diverse, complicated and sophisticated ways that individual students use to understand their experiences. Authentic assessment engages students and encourages them to take responsibility for their own learning. What should we assess? Assessment addresses all the essential elements of the programme. How do we assess?