I. Informal assessment (name): Rubrics and Performance Criteria II. Grade level and subject area: All grade levels, all subject areas III. Description of the practice/tool/procedure: Rubrics are a fantastic informal assessment tool because they allow students to begin an assignment or project with the end result in mind. They can monitor their progress as they work to complete the assignment and rubrics and performance criteria allows them to become self-aware and self-assess as they go. Performance
During my time here I was able to focus on different aspects of the student's education. The areas I decided that I need most practice in was teaching math and collecting data that supported math growth from the students, teaching the reading component of literacy, and my personal growth by creating an online portfolio. When choosing to focus on math, I wanted to ensure that I was using a teaching method that promoted growth and understanding for students. The reason I had selected the reading component
must receive between the 93rd-99th percentiles on Specific Academic Aptitude assessments, or the average of their scores must be between the 93rd and 99th percentiles. FCCPS uses multiple assessments to test for SAA in reading and math including: SAGES, Raven, STAR Math, STAR Reading, CogATs, and the SOLs (FCCPS, Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted, p. 7). 2 & 3. Use the most current versions of standardized tests that are going to be used to make a decision about admission into a gifted
Why use a test that is doing no good? There is no need to use these high stakes test that could hinder a student's future. Doesn't we want students to pass and live a successful life? The use of other ways including inspections, portfolio-based assessments, and even sampling would not just benefit students and teachers but also the state because they would receive more accurate data that would benefit them rather than the state test. Clearly state testing should be a thing of the
expanded by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Standardized testing was created to promote equality within the education system; to treat and teach all students the same. The use of this test was also meant to measure the students ' progress in math and reading, as well as to determine a student promotion to the next grade; but at what cost? Preparation for standardized tests is almost twenty-four-seven, every year from third grade to eighth grade. The preparation that takes up valuable learning
has expanded by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Standardized testing was created to promote equality within the education system; to treat and teach all student the same. The use of this test was also meant to measure the students’ progress in math and reading, as well as to determine a student promotion to the next grade; but at what cost? Preparation for standardized tests is almost twenty-four-seven, every year from third grade to eighth grade. Preparation that takes up valuable learning time
For the science and nature lessons, the children will add a variety of seeds with pictures of fruits on Monday on scales for measuring. On Tuesday, the children will match numbers in math exercises with half apples. On Wednesday, they will number flip pancakes with spatula with an aim of learning numerical. On Thursday, the children will predict the items in the boxes and list them in charts. On Friday, the children will review their predictions and open the boxes to find out who got them correct
What's Wrong with Standardized Testing According to Kxan News “Each year, thousands of Texas students don’t graduate high school because they can’t pass the required standardized tests.”(Prazan) These standardized tests are supposed to be used to show the level of academic improvement within each individual student. However, various students who may do well in school and pass all of their classes have ended up failing the state test, which can lead to them not graduating on time. The materials that
State Testing State testing is damaging youth by pressuring students to succeed. failure is not an option for the teachers and the parents “Tests today are not like the tests most parents took when they were in school. New forms of teaching students' work are already in use, and even more changes will be coming in the years ahead. The term "assessment" has come into common use to describe these new ways of measuring students' accomplishments. Tests and assessments perform
DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO Table of Contents Introduction 1 Significant Life Experiences 2, 3 Analysis of Accomplishments 4, 5 Inventory of Skills and Competencies 6 Work Philosophy and Goals 7 Resume 8, 9 Sample of Work 10 Credentials, Certificates, Workshops 11, 12, 13 Appendix 14 INTRODUCTION The Career Development Portfolio I am submitting