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STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PEER-ASSESSMENTS (DEFINITIONS: Students individually…

- - - - I feel high-stakes testing is an assessment of learning because it is unusually an culminating examination of information students are expected to know and have retained.
- - - - DISADVANTAGES:
        Some teachers complain about sacrificing time to assess during the lesson and fear that they may not even finish the lesson. Teachers then feel the need to rush through a series of units, which causes students to lack mastery once the assessment is given at the end of the unit.
        
        I consider this an assessment for learning in that it gives multiple opportunities for a student to understand a particular objective and helps to move them towards mastery of the skill.
- - - - Advantages:
        Though they are not necessarily fun for teachers and students, summative assessments have a lot of advantages. They provide motivation for students to study and pay attention in class, particulary as they get older and grades becomes a major indicator of success in college or the working world.
        
        DISADVANTAGES:
        Precisely because summative assessment reflects so closely on teacher performance, many instructors are accused of "teaching to the test". Conversely, no assessment is perfect, so even students with excellent knowledge of the material may run into questions that trip them up.
- - - - I feel portfolios are both assessments of and for learning in that they can provide a view of the students work at a glance of objectives and concepts the students have learned.
    - - DISADVANTAGES:
        Running extra time to plan an assessment system and conduct teh assessment.
        Gathering all of the necessary data and work samples can make portfolio bulky and difficlt to manage.
        Developing a systematic and deliberate management system is difficult, but this step is necessary in order to make portfolios more than a random collection of student work.
        Scoring portfolios involves the extensive use of subjective evaluation procedures such as rating scales and professional judgment.
        
        REFERENCE:
        Venn, J.J (2009) Defining Portfolio Assessment . Retrieved from http://www. unm.edu/-devalenz/handouts/portfolio. html
- - - - ADVANTAGES:
        Encourages students involvement and responsibility.
        Encourages to reflect on thier role and contribution to the process of the group work.
        Allows students to see and reflect on thier peers' assessment of thier contribution.
        Focuses on the development of student's judgment skill.
        
        REFERENCES:
        (2012) Retrieved from https://sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/group work/docs/SelfPeerAssessment.pdf
        
        DEFINITIONS:
        Self-assessment is a process whereby students grade assignment or test bassed on a teacher's benchmarks. The practice is employed to save teachers time and to improve students understanding metacognitive skills. Rubrics are often used in conjunciton with Self-Assessment.
        
        EXAMPLES INCLUDE:
        Exit ticket showing your understanding of particular topic or grammar skill
        Reflective questioning or prompt.
        
        I feel the assesment can be both for and of learning because it is quantitative in that it can be measured as it is formulating the learning of the students.
- - - - Advantages:
        Working on authentic tasks is a useful, engaging activity in itself, promoting real world skills and knowledge.
        Teaching to such tasks guarantees that we are concentrating on worthwhile skills and strategies.
        Students are learning and practicing how to apply important knowledge and skills.
        Promotes creativity and enhances written and oral presentation skills
        
        Reference:
        Houghton Miffin. (1997). What is Authentic Assessment? Retrieved from https://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/litass/auth.html
        
        Disadvantages:
        Time-intensive to manage, monitor, and coordinate
        Difficult to coordinate with mandatory educational standards.
        Challenging to provide consistent grading scheme.
        Subjective nature of grading may lead to bias
        Unique nature may be unfamiliar to students
        Challenging to develop for various types of courses and ranges of objectives.
        
        References:
        EDUC6040FALL10-Authentic Assessment. (2010).
        Retrieved from https://educ6040fall10.wikispaces.com/Authentic+Assessment
        
        I feel authentic assessment like portfolios assessments are both assessment of and for learning in that they can provide a view of the students meaningful work samples that showcase the objectives and concepts the students have learned. These assessments can also provide a way to measure the learning by providing a rubric and applying real world application to the learning experience.
- - - - Disadvantage:
        -It may cause an educator to make incorrect inference about a child's ability level.
        Reference
        Jenkins/Teaching Channel, T. (2015, November 12) What are the advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic assessments? < Teaching Channel
        https://www.teachingchannel.org/questions/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-diagn/?utm_source=newsletter20151114/
        
        Definition:
        Diagnostic assessment provides a way for teachers to chart a course of action or map out a route, using existing knowledge to build upon.
        
        I believe this to be a tool for learning in that the information is used to identify a students needs and abilities and the students readiness to acquire the knowledge and skills outlined in the curriculum expectations.