Assessment

Day Three

Jamie Uva & Sarah Schlessinger

Summer 2015

Agenda
10:00-10:-15 Review and lingering questions
10:15-10:30 Assessment Alignment
10:30-10:45 Quantifying and Qualifying Results
10:45-11:15 Creating Assessments
11:15-11:30 BREAK
11:30-12:30 Jeopardy
12:30-1 Community Circle

Do Now/Review from Yesterday

Turn & Talk to a Partner/Think/Write:

1. How would you define informal vs. formal

assessment?

2. What are various responses you might have to

whole class data?

3. Are there lingering questions from yesterday?

Assessment Alignment
I want to know X, what do I do?

Be sure to isolate the skill/

knowledge

Offer various ways of expression

Keep asking: is this really getting
me the information that I want?

Quantifying and Qualifying

Your Data
Quantifying:
Rubrics
Spreadsheets
Growth Measures

Qualifying:
Conference notes
Rubrics
Anecdotals
Written feedback

Creating Assessments
Formal Teacher/Curriculum Based Assessments:
Quizzes/Tests
Papers
Presentations
Speehes
Debates
Performance Assessments
Podcasts
Videos

*Note: This list is not exhaustive.

Performance Assessments
G

Goal

Role

You are
You have been asked
Your job is

Audience

Your audience is..

Situation

The context is

Product, Performance,
and Purpose

You will create

You will develop

Standards and Criteria

for Success

The expectations are

Your work will be judged by

Wiggins & McTighe, 2005

Your task is
The goal is
The problem/challenge is
The obstacles to overcome

Jeopardy!!!

Closing/Wrap Up/Questions
Posting of resources (organize digitally now)
Revisiting
Questions:
Jamie Uva-JLU2108@tc.columbia.edu