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Evaluating Student Achievement

Evaluating Student Achievement. How do you measure if your students are learning?. Question for you. On a clean sheet of paper. Write down how measure student learning. Sound Familiar. “I taught them, but the average grade was a 34 %. These students need to study harder.”

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Evaluating Student Achievement

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  1. Evaluating Student Achievement How do you measure if your students are learning?

  2. Question for you • On a clean sheet of paper. • Write down how measure student learning.

  3. Sound Familiar • “I taught them, but the average grade was a 34 %. These students need to study harder.” • "I don't need to understand this, I just need to know an equation so I can pass the test."

  4. Agenda • Become familiar with the differences between formative and summative evaluation.

  5. Formative and Summative Assessment • Formative Assessment is intertwined with your teaching, it happens all the time. • Summative Assessment happens at the end of your class and measures the students level of learning at that specific moment in time.

  6. Instruction and Evaluation • Summative… instruct instruct instruct instruct instruct instruct instruct evaluate • Formative and Summative… instruct evaluate instruct evaluate instruct evaluate instruct evaluate Instruction and evaluation happen at the same time.

  7. Your Evaluation Has to Match Your Objectives What do your students need to learn?

  8. Formative Assessment • Formative Assessment lets the student know how well they are grasping the material • Formative Assessment lets YOU identify the gaps between what is being taught and what is being learned.

  9. Examples of Formative Assessment • Just ask • One minute paper • Toughest point • One sentence summary • Application cards • Mind Map • Stop/Start/Continue

  10. Examples of Summative Assessment • Here a few summative evaluation techniques other than test • Test • Portfolios • Product-Based • Performance-Based • Journals & Learning Logs • Quiz and Test

  11. Advantages for the student • Allows for a broad range of demonstration of knowledge • Allows for legitimate self assessment. • Individual strengths and abilities are recognized. • Goals (objectives) are clearly stated in the beginning of a unit of study.

  12. Advantages for the Teacher • Learning goals (objectives) are shared with students before material is introduced. Students know exactly what you want them to learn. • Tests all 6 levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. • Gives a clearer and broader picture of each students abilities, strengths and knowledge.

  13. Questions…

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