An Overview of Assessment (Part 2)

Continued from prior post "An Overview of Assessment" 

3 Examples of Assessment:
The following examples of assessment can be implemented at various stages in the educational process that students become a part of as they acquire the skills and knowledge required to succeed in college and career.  Educators can modify the assessments to measure a variety of metrics and to accommodate student specific needs. 


EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
-Which school did you go to?
-What recognition did you earn?
-How well did you do?

These are some of the principal questions which Education Assessment is best for.  It serves as a reminder that education is good and valuable.  That schools provide the best education possible and grant students, who meet the requirements, diplomas, degrees, certificates, and awards.  Education Assessment is best designed to inform how well educated the student is, who earned the recognition from the attended school.  It is a useful tool for higher education and employers to evaluate possible candidates.


FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
-Is Continuous.
-Is Cumulative.
-Is Incremental.

Formative Assessment is carried out in a continuous manner, is accumulated over time as the student grows and develops in skill and knowledge, and it is incremental throughout the length of time a student spends in a set educational environment.  By ensuring that education is of the greatest quality early on in the student's path, educators can prevent the student from future downfalls which can be demanding, frustrating, and time-consuming.  Formative Assessment is a great tool for educators to gain insight into the student's abilities, skills, and knowledge, and do so in real time.


STANDARD ASSESSMENT.
-What is the Objective being measured?
-How Much Range do students have?
-How Accurate are their responses?

Say we want to assess the student's ability to draw a circle. The students are taught what a circle is. They are given time to study and do research.  We have them practice drawing circular shapes, and instruct them on how they will be assessed.  Finally, they are presented with the materials needed (a dry erasable board, marker, and eraser) and are asked to draw a circle.  Standard Assessment is best suited to measure specific education objectives.  It can be modified by presenting a limited number of acceptable responses or by having the student decide how best to respond.  This type of assessment can also be designed to cover an assorted amount of information and collect multiple responses in the least possible time.



Manuel R. CortezRodas - Chief Educator/Founder

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An Overview of Assessment

ASSESSMENT
To set or judge worth using an established value.

DEFINITION
Assessment is the result of an evaluative process during which the individual or object being assessed is judged based on an established set of values.

Educational assessment should be administered by a team of trained educators, in an appropriate environment, and its purpose for implementation be clearly communicated to those who would be assessed.  

EXAMPLES
Education assessment, standard assessment, formative assessment,... there is a diverse variety of assessments that can be created, designed, and modified.  Assessments are questions and inquires made in quizzes, tests, and exams, as well as challenges and projects. 




Manuel R. CortezRodas - Chief Educator/Founder

Copyright 2015.  MRCR Educational Consulting Firm.  All Rights Reserved.

Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment is a continuous process that can:

1) Facilitate learning through the integration of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
 

2) Communicates data through feed back loops which connect students, teachers, administrators, educators, etc.
 

3) Allows for the development of a multiple instruction pathway.
 

4) Makes thinking visible.

A key to the success of Formative Assessment is a gradual implementation of this process, through a multitude of points designed to allow for learning modifications to take place.

Formative Assessment can be applied in California schools through the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and educational programs such as English Language Development (ELD), STEAM, HAST, etc.

At the 2015 Formative Assessment in the Classroom, the Curriculum, and the Culture of Schools conference, sponsored by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), a panel of education professionals representing various leading institutions (CRESST, IFL, SCALE, SRI, UC Berkeley, And WestEd) shared their insight on, and support for, Formative Assessment.

School, district, and educational leaders interested in introducing Formative Assessment to their sites, are highly encouraged to search for further information from the many available resources.

Formative Assessment is not anything designed or implemented to create or cause a systematic change in educational systems, or establish a one-size-fits-all education model, but rather work together through collaboration and innovations in the approach to education.

Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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