Assessment - Chapter 15

As teachers the assessment and assessment strategics that we give our students will be the most important thing that we do. Sound assessment practices should be closely tied to instruction they should reflect our instructional goals, guide our instructional strategies, and provide the means through which we track students progress through the curriculum. And in one sense, at least, assessment is instruction. It gives students clear messages about what things are considered most important for them to know and able to do. There are various forms of educational assessment such as informal assessment, formal assessment, paper and pencil assessment, performance assessment, traditional assessment, and authentic assessment. It is very important as teachers that we use a variety of assessment strategies to cater to the needs of all the students in the class. some students may be better at different assessments and it would be unfair if we just used the same one. Good assessment has many different aspects. Reliability, standardization, validity, and practicality are all aspects of assessment that need to be taken into account when creating and appropriate assessment. Although summative assessment is extremely important. I think formative assessment is equally important because it can give me as a teacher a better grasp on the development of students. In my classroom I will use as many authentic assessments as possible. Things like group presentations and portfolio activities will be utilized to show cognitive development.