Reading Reflection Chapter 9
Making Assessment Meaningful
“It’s better to be a producer. That means you’re creating
something that brings our learning to the next level.” –Elise Mueller.
The first paragraph in this chapter has this quote in it
and I thought this was a great way of looking at teaching and learning. Students should want to create their own
learning and create something that helps them.
If students think of learning as only sitting in a desk and having the
teacher lecture at them, they will never be creating anything to benefit
themselves.
Establish Anchors
When you establish an “anchor” it helps you (the teacher)
know where each student is starting their academic journey and how far they
will have to go in order to reach the learning goal. When thinking about assessment in PBL, the
teacher must think about the quality of the learning experience that the
student is receiving.
Grades that Matter
From this section the one thing that I really liked
reading about was the teacher who talked about what was important in a
students’ work. Was it the fact that
they turned it in a day or two late? Or was it more important to focus on the critical
thinking and content? Personally, I would rather focus on the student’s content
of a paper instead of when they turned it in.
I think by deducting points from a student for not turning something in
on time sends the wrong message. As a
student, I would much rather turn in my best work to my teacher a day late than
bad work on time.
Create Something
New
I liked how this section of the chapter talked about bring
able to take all of the information that the students have learned during this
project and having them create something new. For example, have the students work together
to create a board game. This will also
allow them to show everyone what they have learned by creating questions and
answers.
I think assessment is very important, but only if it done
the right way. We (teachers) must
remember that we need to put an emphasis to the students on what is
important. They need to understand that
their learning is what we care about and that we want them to come out of any
project with new knowledge that they can apply.
When reading this chapter, I really liked "Establish Anchors." This technique gives teachers a deep view of students academics.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you touched on creating something new. I thought that this was a good way to assess students on what they learned during their project. It also could be fun for the students, as they could receive prizes for creating something that caught the teacher's attention.
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