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.
