Peter Liljedahl THE FOUR PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT www
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Peter Liljedahl THE FOUR PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT
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Traditional Assessment Practices � agriculture - early educational research � psychometrics – IQ testing � fear – of parents (and administrators) � ranking – sorting students from best to worst
Purpose 1 The purpose of assessment is NOT to rank students!
DISCUSS
ACTIVITY
What qualities do students need in order to be successful at this (or a similar) activity? � List all of them! � Circle the THREE that you see as most valuable!
Most VALUABLE qualities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. persistence / perseverance thinking group work / collaboration interest / curiosity risk taking working to completion � establishing certainty for themselves �
Purpose 2 EVALUATE that which is VALUABLE!
DISCUSS
BREAK
Navigation - metaphor Navigation requires knowledge of: � where you are! � where you are going! What are the implications on teaching and learning?
Purpose 3 The PRIMARY purpose of assessment is communication for navigation! Purpose 4 Reporting out on student progress!
Purpose 4 Reporting out on student progress!
Communication for Navigation Two example: 1. performance rubrics 2. feedback – the story of Linda Many more examples: 3. homework 4. journals 5. retests 6. review / test prep 7. etc.
Performance Rubrics • strands • discrete performance categories • descriptive language • BE CAREFUL!
Evolution of a Rubric
Evolution of a Rubric
Evolution of a Rubric
Evolution of a Rubric
Working to Completion
Communicating Certainty
TRY IT � create one � self-assess
Using Rubrics � surprising results � self assessment � peer assessment � exemplars � clothes line � assessment AS learning
Feedback – the story of Linda � read it � discuss it � answer any question(s)
DISCUSS
LUNCH
ACTIVITY
Purpose 4 Reporting out on student progress!
Scenario It is the end of Term 1 and a student who received a B on their report card comes to see you. His question for you is – what content did I fail to master? His question is motivated by the fact that he wants to make sure he knows it for the year end exam. So, you look in YOUR markbook. Based on what is in YOUR markbook, what can you tell him?
Markbooks & Reporting Out Two paradigms: 1. collecting points 2. collecting data
Collecting Points HW#1 HW#2 Quiz#1 HW #3 Quiz#2 Test Out of 10 10 20 40 Andrew 6 8 12 4 16 30 Brian 10 10 19 10 18 35 Charlie 9 8 20 0 19 38 Deanna 0 0 5 0 10 22 Elaine 6 9 15 6 12 28 Francis 0 10 20 38 Grant 9 8 17 8 15 40 Hugh 5 4 4 4 5 15
Collecting Data – one example Andrew HW#1 IA#2 Quiz#1 HW #3 Quiz#2 Test LO #1 ws LO #2 ws LO #3 ☼ ws LO #4 - ☼ ☼ LO #5 - - - ☼ ☼ PG #1 - 3 - - PG #2 - - - 1 - 3 PG #3 - - 2 - - -
DISCUSS
Webinars � November 23 – rubrics and feedback � December 14 – gathering data
PLAN
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