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Part I: Mathematics Example: I think they did well to use extended response because the students solved and then explained their answers. It adequately tested them and the teachers can identify where the student went wrong (i.e. simple math or incorrect logic). The learning target was to see if the students could solve a problem and this assessment method is good for testing reasoning processes and knowledge. Fish Tank Example: The performance of assembling the fish tank should have been the main assessment. Testing the facts didn't exactly match the learning target (of being able to correctly put together a fish tank from instructions). They had to know those facts to set the tank up correctly, but the questions didn't allow the teacher to know if the students were able to apply the knowledge. Emerson Essay Example: Since the teacher wants to test reasoning capabilities, using this test format is great. It tested knowledge, but it also had students give rationales behind their answers. This let them show they understood the reasoning/logic of Emerson.
Part II: Example 1: The selected response group assessment *Learning Target: Test the knowledge of important dates, names, and general facts of World War I and World War II. *Since the selected response method was assigned to us, I'm judging the effectiveness of our questions and learning target. I believe the learning target is appropriate for selected response, as was our questions, which involved asking things like which countries were Allied and which were Axis powers. Example 2: Short warm-up exercises over prehistory *Learning Target: Test if students read and understood their reading assignments. *Method: I used short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions that asked very broad questions over their text assignments (i.e. what is one characteristic of the agricultural revolution). I think for an informal assessment, this is adequate to test the learning target (since it involves a large amount of facts, dates, etc.). I could've also just as easily used one extended response exercise, however. Example 3: Verbal quiz on French vocabulary and grammar *Learning Target: Test to see if the students understand verb tenses and vocabulary over sports/activities. *Method: This was assessed by oral examination. I asked questions over past, present, and future activities in French and then graded how well the student answered (i.e. used the correct tenses consistently and used the correct vocabulary). I think this is really the only way to assess this learning target, seeing as it is a mastery of skills learning target.
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