Stage 2 Assessment Thinking Like an Assessor Making

Stage 2: Assessment

Thinking Like an Assessor • Making assessment Stage 2 is the most unnatural part of Ub. D • The “natural” thing to do is to move from target to teaching • For most of us, it is unnatural to resist the urge to go immediately to activities

Why Is Assessment So Important? • It helps us and our students see how the teaching and learning is going • Assessment should be ongoing and formative as well as summative

How do we assess for understanding? • We use the six facets of understanding as a guide

A student who really understands can… • Explain • Interpret • Apply • Show perspective • Demonstrate empathy • Reveal self-knowledge

Design Filters for Assessment • Valid • Reliable • Sufficient • Authentic • Feasible • Student-friendly

Two Key Questions • Could the student perform well on this assessment and still not really have deep understanding? (false+) • Could the student perform poorly on this assessment despite having deep understanding? (false -)

Baseball Example • We wish to assess the batting ability of a baseball player • We choose for our assessment to observe their performance at the first at-bat of the season

Apply the Design Filters • Valid • Reliable • Sufficient • Authentic • Feasible • Student-friendly

Summary Evaluation • This assessment is a valid test of batting ability but it is not reliable, nor does it provide sufficient evidence. It is authentic, feasible, and friendly. Overall, however, it is not a good assessment of what we are trying to measure.