Madison's Blog

Which kind of assessment was most difficult to create? Why?  Which one was most easy?  Why?  What was something that surprised you about creating assessments? So far, I think that the selected response assessment might be the most difficult to make, because most of my ELA lessons are based off of discussions or readings, with group activities or projects. A few things I could do with selected response assessments would be vocabulary and checks for understanding of readings, but if I am being honest I think that written responses could be an even better form of assessment for these things.  For this reason, I think that the written response assessments will be easiest to make, because they align best with my content area, and activities that I want to implement in my lesson plans. I also like to hear students own voices and descriptions, and like to hear their own explanations. I was surprised to see all the different options of assessments there were, I really en...

What part of planning is coming easy to you?  What part is not as intuitive for you?  Explain. So far with lesson planning, the easiest part has been considering entry tasks and closing tasks. I feel like I have learned about a lot of activities that would be good entry tasks or closing tasks in these classes. I also think that these are where I can get a bit creative and practice good CRP, which is something I am really passionate about. I think that actually creating the lesson part of lesson plans is what I enjoy doing and am having an easier time with, but forming the lessons to standards and explaining how each detail is differentiated instructions, passive engagement, etc are things that are not coming as easy to me. It will take some practice, but those are the more strict aspects of lesson planning that I am still learning. Another thing that is hard for me with these lesson plans is how long they take to complete. I am getting the hang of it though, and it is just t...

What are the pros and cons of the four different kinds of assessments in general? (For example, performance assessments can lead to poor data with a student with performance anxiety, just as a test can have the same impact for a student who struggles with test anxiety).   With the four types of assessment, each has their own pros and cons specific to students and the types of activities that you are teaching. Performance assessments are not great for knowledge mastery, but is great for reasoning proficiency, performance skills, and the ability to create products. Written response are good assessments for creating products, reasoning proficiency, and knowledge mastery, but not a great assessment for performance skills. Selected response assessments are good for knowledge mastery and reasoning proficiency, but are not great for assessing creating products or performance skills. Personal communication assessments can work for knowledge mastery, but will take time to use proper...