Giving daily practice tests over the past several years has resulted in higher end-of-semester grade averages in my classes, increased reliability of students' exam scores, and more positive student satisfaction with teaching.
Alternative Assessment TypesPaper instead of test. ... A series of quizzes or chapter tests instead of comprehensive, high-stakes tests. ... Memorandum or briefing. ... Professional presentation. ... Annotated Anthology or course reader. ... Poster Sessions (with peer critique) ... Annotated portfolio of work throughout the term.More items...
Alternative assessment is tailored to the specific needs and abilities of individual students. You should not think of it as a one-size-fits-all process. It is an instructor-led assessment process. This means the teacher develops a unique method to measure the student's ability.
A test taken before instruction begins can give teachers a fairly accurate idea of how students might perform on the final assessment, allowing them to better anticipate problems that might arise. Therefore, before instruction, teachers should carefully study pretest results.
A Guide to Types of Assessment: Diagnostic, Formative, Interim, and Summative.
There are three types of assessment: diagnostic, formative, and summative.
According to Simonson and others, there are three approaches in alternative assessment: Authentic assessment, performance-based assessment, and constructivist assessment.
Holistic assessment (also called 'integrated assessment') focuses on the assessment of whole work activities rather than specific elements. When assessing a unit of competence holistically, the assessment activities integrate a number of aspects of the competency.
1. Measures of learning that are designed through observation and analysis of learners' activity as opposed to an assessment for which correct responses or behaviors have been pre-determined.
10 Things a Teacher Should Never DoDon't Try to Relive Your Student Days. ... Don't Bad Mouth Another School Staff Member. ... Don't Let Loose in a Community Locale. ... Don't Search for a Job While at Work. ... Don't Be Crass in Class, Especially at a the Expense of a Student. ... Don't Post Questionable Items on Social Networking Sites.More items...•
Pre test and posttest should be same. You should not use a different topic. And its difficult to claim that the two different tests are of similar difficulty/discrimination level, because the evidences always differ.
Presentations are the most common method of authentic assessment. Students get to discuss their work and validate their ideas in the presence of a mixed audience made up of their classmates, teachers, and external stakeholders like parents and technocrats.