We have the technology. We can rebuild assessment. We can make it better than it was. Better, stronger, more accurate. We all understand how assessment has served as a destructive force in our classrooms. And we’re all to blame. While the obvious perpetrators of destructive assessment are those foisted upon us by states and districts, … Continue reading Portfolio Problems: Rebuilding Assessment with Rich Tasks
Equalizing practice and assessment
I've made it a habit to retweet this once a month or so from Jenn (@DataDiva) who I look up to as a leader in the field of teacher- and student-friendly assessment. . @emergentmath "Assessment is at its best when it is ongoing and most difficult to distinguish from the teaching that is occurring." — … Continue reading Equalizing practice and assessment
Taxonomy of Problems (Part 2): Ways and what to assess
In my last post, I tossed out a loose taxonomy to name four different types of problems: Content Learning Problems Exploratory Problems Conceptual Understanding Problems Assessment Problems I felt it necessary for myself. Up until now, I'd been labeling all problem equally: they're problems! They're tasks that are supposed to get students to learn stuff! … Continue reading Taxonomy of Problems (Part 2): Ways and what to assess
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