Multiple Intelligence

Ch. performance assessment

Soledad Camacho

Self-Assessment:Ch.8-Performance Assessment (Jessica oh)

Classroom Assessment:

ED 450: Assessment and Evaluation-Ms.Soledad Camacho

October 3, 2012

1.      What did you want the class to learn from your teachback presentation?

Since, my chapter title is “Performance Assessment” first thing I would like for my classmate to learn is to know exact meaning of the performance assessment. The next thing, what I would like for my classmates to know is how performance assessment differ from traditionally binary test, multiple test or paper-pencil tests. A performance assessment is totally differ from constructed-responses tests. If students don’t know exact distinction between the performance assessment and constructed-responses, they would not able be appropriate to use in their future classroom setting. This is the most reason why I emphasis the importance of distinguish the performance assessment and constructed-response. Although, I haven’t gone through yet, I’m hoping that my class would meet my expectations.

2.      How did you assess what they learned?

I tried to use different way of assessment because I wanted something new assessment from what I have done. For this reason, I prepared two assessments: matching in warm-up activity and bonus quizzes during the lecture. The purpose of matching before the lecture was for checking understanding in order to check how students are familiar with the chapter. By checking student’s understanding, I know which part should be needed more explanation and how to easily explain to them in order to boost student’s understanding.

Based on this fact, I placed bonus quizzes during the lecture. The main purpose of doing bonus quizzes was to prevent boredom and have fun. Since the chapter is all about performance assessment, students might easily get bored and lost concentration. From where I am standing, having bonus quizzes are also very be useful and helpful because it can reduce student’s boredom and engage more in student’s learning progress. As they got the correct answer, I will reward them such as candy. (like token).

Before I go over with the lecture, I will introduce about the bonus quizzes so that student’s can take note in order to get the correct answer. I haven’t gone through yet but I hope my strategy works in class…J

3.      I am proudest of these components of my teachback presentation

To be honest, this question is hard to answer because I don’t know which components

of my teachback that I’m proudest… From my point of view, I think I’m quite proud of bonus quizzes because I put effort and spent a lot time to come up with the idea. It didn’t just pop out on top of my head. Bonus quizzes are the most proudest part on my teachback presentation.

4.      I can improve my teaching in the following ways

I have not gone through my teachback presentation yet, however; I think the lecture

part and activity part should be more improved. Since my native language is Korean and I’m not really fluency in English yet so I was quite having a hard time to understand the chapter. I had re-read over and over again until I understand the lecture and it took me a lot of time to get into the chapter. After, re-reading the chapter I was able to understand the chapter. At first time, I wasn’t able to fully comprehend the chapter, I did not know what kind of activity should I perform because activity should be based on the chapter and related to the chapter. I’m not quite an imaginative or a creativity person, so I just came up with a simple activity rather than an exciting activity.

5.      Ideas to contemplate?

For this question, I can strongly say “YES” because I tried to do my best and I put my

effort in order to successfully perform the teachback. I tried to come up with fun activity and an effective activity to give lesson to students. For this reason, my ideas are to contemplateJ

6.      Why was it important to study this chapter?

From my understanding, the chapter 8 overall dealt with the rubric based on the

understanding of performance assessment. The chapter gave 3 examples of rubrics and their characteristics: Task-specific rubrics, hypergeneral rubrics, and skill-focused rubrics. However, the chapter does not recommend for teachers to use task-specific rubrics or hypergenral rubrics. Because, task-specific rubrics are applicable for only in specific performance such as dance. Hypergenral rubrics are too much general so it is not good way to judge student’s performance. For this reason, the chapter stresses the importance of the using rubrics and how appropriate to use each different types of rubrics. If teachers don’t know how to properly use the rubrics, they would not be able to judge student’s performance. Also, teachers should be aware of the differences between performance assessment and constructed-response test.

  

10 questions and answers from CNMI teacher

1.      As a teacher in training, what do I need to know about assessment?

As a teacher in training, I have learned that assessments give us a snapshot of what students have achieved, and what they need to achieve over a period of time. Very much like the SAT 10’s and the SBA’s, assessments give us a view of what benchmarks need to be strengthened in our students; by individual students, or across the whole school.

2.      What are several ways you assess your students?

What I always remembered was DFS: Diagnostic, Formative and Summative assessments.

3.      What is the purpose of assessing students?

With Diagnostic assessments, teachers are able to see what the students know, where their learning levels are, and what needs to be taught. With formative assessments, I could clearly see if there is any improvement or who needs a little more help with a lesson, or use this assessment to see if I need to re-teach the whole lesson (of which, I’ll be glad to do). Summative assessments tell me what my students have learned. This may come after a lesson, after a quarter, or after the whole year.

4.      What do you do with the results of your assessment?

Assessment results may be shared with parents, teachers, school content department members, or administrators.

5.      What are your most effective assessments and why?

All assessments are effective but I believe that formative assessments would be most effective in the course of a lesson. They may be quizzes, they may be projects that students could do in order to show just how much they’ve learned and how they can put their new knowledge to work.

6.      How do we assess without stressing out?

There is nothing I can do if I stress too much but I’m always trying to mind control and this is the most effective for me to not stress out too much.

7.      What is your biggest challenge when it comes to evaluating students?

   My biggest challenge is when I have to balance assessment because I should know what are student’s strengthens are and weakness.

8.      What is the difference between Common Core and CNMI standards and Benchmarks?

Basically, Common core is aligned with every aspect of subject area. The stark difference between CNMI standards and Benchmarks and the common core emphasizes somewhat different cognitive skills; devoting less time to memorization and performing procedures and more to demonstrating understanding and analyze written material.

9.      What is the purpose of assessing students?

The most obvious purpose for assessing students is to determine their individual needs. While teaching a specific subject, it can be difficult to determine which students are grasping the material and which are falling behind. Regular assessments allow you to see which students may need a bit more individual help and which need to be challenged more.

Assessments are also a way for the teacher to get feedback on how well he is doing as an instructor. If a few students in the class are failing to comprehend certain subjects, they may need extra help. If the entire class is consistently showing poor results, however, the teacher may need to change his approach to delivering the material. In this way, regular assessments are also tests to show how well the teacher is doing.

10.  Why is assessment important?

Assessment is important because of all the decisions you will make about children when teaching and caring for them.  All of your assessment decisions taken as a whole will direct and alter children’s learning outcomes.

What is a smartboard?

For a long time, chalkboards were the standard method of displaying and relaying information in most classrooms. As technology advanced, the chalkboard was replaced by  the white board, a flat, plastic surface. The smartboard invented in 1991. Simply, the smartboard is a digital whiteboard and it could be briefly explained as an interactive white board (IWB's). An Interactive white board(IWB) is fast becoming a popular addition to school classrooms as well as to office meeting spaces. The smartboard is beneficial to save and store any information that is written on it, as well as enable the user to refer to notes downloaded from the internet or other sources. Most smartboard have the same features, allowing users to input data through the use of plastic pens that contain no ink, the user's hands, a wireless mouse or pointing device. 

References:
http://suite101.com/article/what-is-a-smartboard-a71150
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-smartboard.htm
http://www.pointswestav.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Kids-and-SMART-board1.jpg

What is a professional portfolio?

What is a professional portfolio??

A professional portfolio is simply a collection of physical evidence that helps document and describe your professional accomplishments. Portfolios can be very useful in encouraging your systematic collection of evidence of professional development over time and in promoting reflection about your professional growth

How should the professional portfolio be organized?

*There are many ways to organize the professional portfolio.

• cover
• Table of contents
• Professional Resume
• Philosophy statement
• Recommendations
• Evaluation&Assessment
• References
• Etc

References:
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/Bulletin/ProfessionalPortfolio.html
http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/EDU%207250/index6.html
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/84414887/Professional-Portfolio-Legal

Personality Test

My personality type is Extravert (1%) Sensing (62%) Feeling(62%) Judgin (44%). In accordance with analysis, my personality could be easily wounded and when wounded, our emotions will not be contained. They by nature "wear their hearts on ther sleeves,"often exuding warmth and bonhomie  Also, strong, contradictory forces consume the ESFJ. However, someone who defined as ESFJ personality, enojoy beng in charge and see problems clearly and delegate easily work hard& play with zest.

The result whehre I've gotton website is
:http://www.humanmetrics.com/hr/JTypesResult.aspx

Evaluation

To be honest, I felt surprised and shocked at the same time; after I got the result of the personality. Before I took the test, I expected that my lowest persoanlity type would be extravert than other three personality types. Unlike my expecation, extravert came with only 1 percent!! I got really shocked... because I expected at least 10 percent or 20 percent...

The personality test was quite interesting and it tells me which part should I more improve that what I came with. Overall, my persoanlity test would be helpful me to develop and improve my implications. Therefore, I'm surely believed that I would be better person.:)