Brain-Based-Assessments

So What!

In class we learned about the different methods of assessment and the importance of those assessments. There are different ways in which teachers choose to asses their students. Assessments give teachers a better understanding of how students are progressing in the class. Teachers should never give students "got ya" questions on their assessments. "Got ya" questions that are those questions which are not relevant to what a teacher taught the students, nor do they truly asses what the students knows about the subject. Teachers should always remember R.S.V.P. R.S.V.P. involves Reliability which is how consistent they are with grading or testing; Standardization which is consistent testing; Validity which goes with alignment; and finally Practicality which is how easy the assignment or assessment will be to create or to give. We also learned about Blooms Taxonomy which is remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create. This method gives teachers a guideline to follow as they make their assessments for their classes. The whole basis for different assessments is that nobody learns the exact same way and everyone is different.

Now What?

This information which we learned in class gave me new insight about how I will asses my future students. I am a very hands on learner and sometimes I find it difficult to get out of my comfort zone and realize others may learn differently than I do. With this new information that I have learned it will help me create new and exciting methods for assessing students. It will give me the opportunity to give everyone in the class an opportunity to learn in the best possible manner. Some students may prefer to write an essay while other students may want to create a work of art explaining what they have learned in the course. I have a better understanding of what is involved in preparing a class assignment and have more sympathy for teachers who are preparing a lesson. I guess I did not realize how time consuming it is for teachers to write a test, give an assignment, or to lecture their class. I am excited about learning new methods teachers use to asses their students.

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What Else Do I Need To Know?

There are many things that I have yet to learn about being an affective teacher and I am excited to learn all the methods which teachers use. I need to learn more about how teachers use a rubric system. I am still a little unsure of how that is used or followed. I need to understand or become familiar with how to write an effective assessment for students of all learning methods. Writing a test that I know all of the answers to is not as difficult as taking a test that has incorrect testing methods or that has missing information. I look forward to learning how to write effective assessments, assignment, and how to prepare students for those assessments.