Assessment.. Hooray!

Throughout this class I have learned so much about the different ways in which we assess students, and what sort of assessment we should be using. What I knew coming into this class was mostly about Traditional Assessment testing and quizzes and forms that aren't necessarily applicable to a situation. With these types of assessment children are thinking, but they are not necessarily using the higher order of thinking, in which they have to create, evaluate, and analyse situations. I have learned that Authentic assessment is the best way to make sure that we are molding our students into productive citizens. I now know about diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment, and examples of each such that I may implement them in my future classroom. The numerous ways that children can be assessed during these times covers multiple ways of representing information, and fits all different styles of teaching. Below are the standards that I have met as a future professional and that have helped my development throughout the semester.