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The four purposes of assessment

Peter Liljedahl. The four purposes of assessment. www.peterliljedahl.com /presentations. Traditional Assessment Practices. agriculture - early educational research psychometrics – IQ testing fear – of parents (and administrators) ranking – sorting students from best to worst. Purpose 1 .

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The four purposes of assessment

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  1. Peter Liljedahl The four purposes of assessment

  2. www.peterliljedahl.com/presentations

  3. Traditional Assessment Practices • agriculture - early educational research • psychometrics – IQ testing • fear – of parents (and administrators) • ranking – sorting students from best to worst

  4. Purpose 1 The purpose of assessment is NOT to rank students!

  5. DISCUSS

  6. ACTIVITY

  7. What qualities do students need in order to be successful at this (or a similar) activity? • List all of them! • Circle the THREE that you see as most valuable!

  8. Most VALUABLE qualities • persistence / perseverance • thinking • group work / collaboration • interest / curiosity • risk taking • working to completion • establishing certainty for themselves

  9. Purpose 2 EVALUATE that which is VALUABLE!

  10. DISCUSS

  11. BREAK

  12. Navigation - metaphor Navigation requires knowledge of: • where you are! • where you are going! What are the implications on teaching and learning?

  13. Purpose 3 The PRIMARY purpose of assessment is communication for navigation! Purpose 4 Reporting out on student progress!

  14. Purpose 4 Reporting out on student progress!

  15. Communication for Navigation Two example: • performance rubrics • feedback – the story of Linda Many more examples: • homework • journals • retests • review / test prep • etc.

  16. Performance Rubrics • strands • discrete performance categories • descriptive language • BE CAREFUL!

  17. Evolution of a Rubric

  18. Evolution of a Rubric

  19. Evolution of a Rubric

  20. Evolution of a Rubric

  21. Working to Completion

  22. Communicating Certainty

  23. TRY IT • create one • self-assess

  24. Using Rubrics • surprising results • self assessment • peer assessment • exemplars • clothes line • assessment AS learning

  25. Feedback – the story of Linda • read it • discuss it • answer any question(s)

  26. DISCUSS

  27. LUNCH

  28. ACTIVITY

  29. Purpose 4 Reporting out on student progress!

  30. Scenario It is the end of Term 1 and a student who received a B on their report card comes to see you. His question for you is – what content did I fail to master? His question is motivated by the fact that he wants to make sure he knows it for the year end exam. So, you look in YOUR markbook. Based on what is in YOUR markbook, what can you tell him?

  31. Markbooks & Reporting Out Two paradigms: • collecting points • collecting data

  32. Collecting Points

  33. Collecting Data – one example

  34. DISCUSS

  35. Webinars • November 23 – rubrics and feedback • December 14 – gathering data

  36. PLAN

  37. www.peterliljedahl.com/presentations

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