Artifact for Standard Two: Assessments

Name of Artifact: Assessment Essay

Date: November, 2014
Relation to Teacher Education Program: Written for ADED 32142
Where: Kent State (Principles)
Why & How: This short essay was my first introspection on developing meaningful
and appropriate assessments. I have chosen this piece because I have referred to it,
and the reading it was based on (Wiggins & McTighe) often over the last year to
help assess my own assessments. The focus of the piece is a centered around
authenticity & validity, and how to judge these two factors in our assessments.
The point on validity has been particularly helpful to me in always trying to ensure
that if the students succeed in an assessment it means they are achieving the goals
of the unit as they connect to the big ideas and over-arching themes.