Do you want your mechanic to refer to the manual when fixing your car, or hope that he/she can remember everything learned in mechanic school?
2) Before we can assess or grade a students work, we must understand the learning targets ourselves.
This means unpacking the standards into cohesive instructional units in order to meet the needs of each child.
3) Assessments need to be true indicators of a child's knowledge. It may take a variety of testing formats to truly learn what a student has mastered.
"Good assessment is never kept a secret. It begins with the end in mind. Students never feel the need to ask, "Is this going to be on the test? because they have a clear picture of what's on the test already. We are never coy with assessments or their format." p39
We didn't get to chapter four, but we can catch up next week. Remember that we'll meet on 5/11, Monday at 3:45-4:00.
La Brisa
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