Alternative Assessment Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Assessments Spinelli (101) explains that the United States is the most linguistically diverse nation in the world, with over 400 hundred languages spoken. The English language learn Continue Reading...
Classroom experience and assessment are often issues that are struggled with by every level of education including but not limited to higher education. The goal of all assessments be they classroom, institutional or even national level is to have a m Continue Reading...
However, far better than any kind of purely paper-based test, asking students to write an analytic paper, design a multimedia or PowerPoint presentation in work groups, or to debate issues of Colonial America as if they were Revolutionaries and Royal Continue Reading...
Program Goals and Behavior Objectives Because arbitrary benchmarks such as standardized test scores will not be used in isolation of other student data, the goals of the action plan envisioned herein will be strictly considered in terms of achievi Continue Reading...
Authentic Assessment, Grant Wiggins makes the case that authentic assessment is superior to traditional assessment in an educational setting. The article, published in the ERIC Digest, describes some differences between authentic and traditional ass Continue Reading...
It can occasionally become difficult to find projects that truly engage students and that reinforce didactic principles as well. Other challenges that are associated with performance based assessment include the pecuniary costs, as well as significa Continue Reading...
The use of computers help the students make mistakes without directly facing the teachers and this reduces their tension. This also helps other students who vary in learning style, and the computers help the teacher present the material in different Continue Reading...
Although a student may have learning challenges, the teacher may still be able to see demonstrable improvement within critical skill sets. Portfolios give teachers an indication as to what aspects of the educational process are working for each, spe Continue Reading...
Certainly, there is a difference between mastery and expertise, but depending on the curriculum the idea of mastery goes beyond Bloom's rote memory and moves so that student's can demonstrate competence and an ability to synthesize past information Continue Reading...
It is our belief that such integration will provide reciprocal benefits. Learners will more fully understand information technologies in the process of applying them across the curriculum and their understanding of other curriculum areas will be sim Continue Reading...
Abstract No teacher can entirely avoid the realities of student standardized assessment. But teachers must make informed choices in the classroom in regards to how students are instructed, based upon individual student needs and awareness of student Continue Reading...
School-Wide Assessment Plan Schoolwide Devlopment Plan Assessing the Context or Input As a certified teacher in Special Education and capable to teach English to English Language Learners, I plan to create an assessment plan to measure abilities Continue Reading...
Figure 1. Pre-Test Reading Scores A second independent samples t-test was run to determine whether there were significant differences between the two groups on the post-test FCAT 2.0 reading scores. The results indicate that there was a significan Continue Reading...
Group Activities as Formative Assessment in Mathematics Classroom The modern educational system is characterized by an increase demand for accountability and high-stakes testing. The demand for such accountability and testing is demonstrated in the Continue Reading...
Early Childhood Norm-referenced vs. criterion-referenced test A norm-referenced test is an assessment that usually brings out an estimate of the position of the person who is being tested in a population that is predefined with the focus being the Continue Reading...
Role of Testing and Assessment in EducationTesting and assessment are needed in education because they serve as a way to gauge student learning and progress. The main objective is to gather data that can inform teachers about what they need to do bas Continue Reading...
Counterpoint Assessment The many complicated issues that are associated with assessments in education no doubt provide ample discussion material, as the teaching profession must be prepared to examine itself in a self-critical manner. To me, assess Continue Reading...
Education Recently, Harvard professors ceased giving final exams as part of their overall assessment of student performance (Strauss, 2010). In a radical transformation of official college policy, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to eliminate Continue Reading...
The questions seen on the test prove to be inventive and good quality (Brown YEAR). Although the goal of the test is not to reflect an entire curriculum, it aims at "focus[ing] deliberately on skills and conceptual strategies of knowing rather than Continue Reading...
Still, the significance of his work for the entire academic community can be gathered from Barlow's uncertainties. Barlow writes that he has searched the literature for an effective way of incorporating both the skills required for students to be go Continue Reading...
connected with me in a very logical way. The point that Peregoy and Boyle (2013) make about how sheltered instruction puts "both subject matter and language" together I found to be completely sensible. Subjects and language should go together when t Continue Reading...
Economic Issues of Student Achievement in a Non-Profit School Environment The objective of this work in writing is to examine the economic issues of student achievement in a non-profit school environment. Toward this end, this work will examine lite Continue Reading...
Students should be graded upon 'deep learning' as well as factual retrieval in this final phase. Unlike formative learning assessment, in a summative assessment, the students must be fully engaged with the material at this phase and can use it in a Continue Reading...
Educational assessment in the future seems to be moving towards teacher-oriented and performance-based assessments. Societal forces are driving this move, spurred by the increasing amounts of knowledge, and the demand for individuals capable of manip Continue Reading...
Education The Affects of Block Scheduling on Student Academic Achievement The overall strategy of utilizing block scheduling is to organize the day into fewer, but longer, class periods to allow flexibility for instructional activities. Block sched Continue Reading...
Authentic Assessment By authentic assessment, we mean all the different forms of assessments/evaluations that show students achievement, learning, attitudes, and motivation on all instructionally applicable classroom works. In this era of accountabi Continue Reading...
Designing Learner-Centered AssessmentsTraditional assessment approaches have entailed the use of standardized tests that focus on evaluating, grading, or ranking students educational value or worth (Duncan & Buskirk-Cohen, 2011). Over the past few de Continue Reading...
This encouragement and the ability to have opportunities are at the heart of what Conchas (2006) is trying to say. There are many individuals who are for the tracking system, and many who are against it. They all have their reasons, and while most Continue Reading...
Fairness is a term commonly used but rarely understood, critiqued, or analyzed. When used in relation to educational testing, the concept of fairness is also cluttered by the conflicting evidence supporting the construct validity of assessments or th Continue Reading...
Empirical IndicatorsEmpirical indicators are measures or tools used in research and practice to assess, evaluate, or implement strategies across various fields. This paper gives an explanation of three types of empirical indicatorsinstruments, assess Continue Reading...
Long-Term Effects of Social Promotion on Student and Teacher There is a problem in an urban elementary school in Eastern New York. This problem specifically is the social promotion of fifth grade students. Currently, nothing is being done to addres Continue Reading...
(Echevarria, Short & Powers, 2006) References Arriaza, G. (1997). Grace under Pressure: Immigrant Families and the Nation-State. Social Justice, 24(2), 6+. Borko, H. (2004). Professional development and teacher learning: Mapping the terrain. Continue Reading...
Butler College Prep 9th Grade Dean PositionABUTLER COLLEGE PREPButler College Prep is here to get you ready for the real world out there.The Lynx is the symbol of the spirit we cultivate: inside each and every one of our students grows the reflectiv Continue Reading...
Studies also confirm that parental involvement may benefit not only students but also parents and communities. Parents who are more involved in their children's academic life are more likely to report positive perceptions of school and their childre Continue Reading...
Education - Theory Addressing Retention Issues in Community CollegesUsing Transition and Ecological/Environment Theory Many community colleges face serious retention issues that affect student performance, persistence, and learning. The rationale e Continue Reading...
SAT/ACT/GRE Testing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is standardized exams completed by many high school students before heading to college. Therefore, it contains a suite of tools designed to assess a student's academic readiness for college. Through Continue Reading...
