Reflective Journal # 8
This week’s Slavin
focused assessment and its importance in the classroom. The chapter focuses on
how to use assessments as evaluations as well as the different types of
assessments. Assessment and the uses of assessments are important in and out of
the classroom. There are different uses and the information processed can be
used in different ways.
Reflection:
Assessments
as I know and use are very important to drive the foundation of the classroom.
Assessments can be used in various ways as there are various types. In my
classroom I use formative assessments to make sure I am meeting the students
where they are. Formative assessments are used to gather information sometimes
daily information to drive the lesson. There are times I’ve had to change my
lesson after giving the students a formative assessment. I have also used
formative assessments to group and share information throughout the groups. This
is a great form of differentiation.
There
are also criterion and norm referenced test. Norm referenced test focuses on
students and comparing their scores and criterion focuses on test mastery and
of specific skills. Testing students no matter of the test is very important.
This is how we as teachers gain knowledge of what is to come. This is how I move
forward from year to year. Assessments is how I move forward from lesson to
lesson as well. Assessing is major and I want to continue to assess my students
to gain their knowledge.
References:
Slavin, R. E. (2015).
Educational psychology: Theory and practice (11th ed.). Boston, MA:
Pearson Education.
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