Miss Coffey’s Philosophy of

Assessment

Assessments give students the opportunity to demonstrate their

knowledge, they should not be designed to trick them. With that being said,
Assessments should also not always be in the form of a test. Different
learners mean different ways to show what one knows. In my classroom, I
believe that formal and informal assessments both hold a high level of
importance. I believe that student work will not be perfect but a work in
progress. A teacher should give students the opportunity to look back at
their assignments, projects, and assessments. They should be given
feedback, so they know how to improve. In my classroom, I want to stress to
students the importance of reflecting on your own work and self-assessment.
Encouraging students to set goals for themselves helps them with their own
self-assessment.
In my classroom I don’t want students to feel as though assessment is
a bad thing or scary. Giving students something to work toward or rewarding
achievement can be motivating. Students love to be able to move their icon
to the next level or change to the next color and visibly see their growth. As
I mentioned above, when students have set academic or personal goals for
themselves, it is important that they are constantly reminded of these goals
visually or verbally. This will help them achieve the goal and lead them
toward success.