Peter Liljedahl THE FOUR PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT www

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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