Ashlee Miller

Professor Suk
EDUC 230-03 Education Field Experience
Spring Semester 2023
Rationale Statement-Standard #6. Standard 6: Assessment

Standard # and Title: 6. Standard 6: Assessment

The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their
own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision
making ((“New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers Alignment with InTASC,” 2014,
p. 8).

Artifact: Observation Report #3: The Four Domains of the Child

Date of Completion: April 17th, 2023 Spring Semester

Course Completed in: EDUC 230-03 Education Field Experience

Rationale Statement:

In observation report three, I chose one student to focus on throughout the semester. I
observed her through the lens of four domains: social, emotional, cognitive, and physical
development. I observed her status of the areas in the beginning of the semester and then I
used that as data. I then did an analysis on each area and provided research based evidence on
my recommendation to improve the development of each domain. I found that this artifact is
specifically connected to standard six because assessment is a tool that can be used to
monitor the progress of each of the four domains. An indicator from standard six that best
represents this is found in i. Performances (7). This indicator says, “The teacher effectively
uses multiple and appropriate types of assessment data to identify each student’s learning
needs and to develop differentiated learning experiences” (“New Jersey Professional
Standards for Teachers Alignment with InTASC,” 2014, p. 8). My cooperating teacher has
told me that he monitors aspects which align with the four domains of the child. He uses this
information to assess what is and what is not working for his students.
As a prospective educator, I have learned how important it is to monitor and record
these four domains in my future practice. This is something I picked up on while completing
the artifact. I’m sure it's probably pretty common for teachers to just take mental notes on the
status and progress their students are making within the four domains. But after completing
observation three and making some reflections about it, I see how important it is for teachers
to have an accurate and written record on their students so they can look back at those notes
at the end of the school year.
I will use this artifact and rationale statement in my future professional practice as a
reminder to make sure I write down the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical status of all
of my students at the beginning of the school year. It’s important for a teacher to track the
growth of their students in these four domains. How will a teacher do this though at the end
of the school year unless they have something to compare their students' growth to? It’s not
enough for a teacher to say they will make mental notes of their students' status and compare
that to their end of the year development. It’s better to compare written out information. This
is something I will remember for the future.
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Reference

New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers Alignment with InTASC. (2014, August 4).
Retrieved from New Jersey State Department of Education:
https://www.state.nj.us/education/profdev/profstand/ProfStandardsforTeachersAlignm
entwithInTASC.pdf