Assessment

YSCP Assessment Policy Our Philosophy: YSCP provides a rigor program of instruction guided by the aims and objectives of the Middle Years Programme as well as aligning with Pennsylvania state standards.Its program is dedicated to providing each learner with a balanced program by which students can acquire knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for their future life. To this end, students are given the opportunity to develop higher-order thinking skills in various disciplines along with…

creating and designing effective assessments to see what students learned. Assessments can come in a variety of tasks, and it is important that teachers demonstrate this by using different methods of assessment. As an educator, it is important that I address the six aspects of the assessment process that are goals, role, audience, situation, product or performance, and standards. There are three types of assessments that teachers implement when designing assessments, and they are diagnostic,…

What is formative assessment? Formative assessment is an assessment tool used to provide immediate feedback to both the teacher and student, during the learning process. This assessment allows students to receive immediate feedback regarding their own progress and allows their teachers to know the best course of instruction continuing forward. (Chapuis, 2014) In order for assessments to be considered formative, they must occur alongside instruction and provide feedback that allows for ongoing…

Having never taken the DISC assessment before, I was unsure about what to expect. I thought it was fairly accurate in many ways, but I felt that it very much tapped into what I consider my “work” self and did not cover much of who I am outside of that. I scored a high average score on the D spectrum. This seemed accurate, as I am relatively competitive overall, I like looking at the big-picture, I don’t mind taking risks, I can be critical of those that don’t measure up to my standards and I am…

The purpose of this paper is to review the process of assessment with the use of three different types of formative assessments, allowing the instructor to arrive to conclusions about the overall success of the training experience. Formative assessments are vital for the process of gathering information that allows education professionals to improve learner’s retention and application of the material. The assessment used as well the training activities should align with the learning objectives…

This paper will compare and contrast two assessments that could be used in an organizational environment to assist with selection and development of individuals within the organization. The Winslow Profiles, developed by Waitley et al. (2012) and Customer Service Profiles, developed by PsychTests AIM (2011) are the two assessments that will be used to discuss the impressions, general differences, and the application of psychological tests at an organizational level. The criteria needed for a…

During my teaching career, assessment has played a critical role in ensuring that my students’ learning needs are being addressed. In particular, assessment for learning has provide me with on-going information as to how my students are understanding new concepts. When I first started teaching, the importance of assessment as a part of the teaching and learning process was not considered a priority. However, when I was introduced to formative assessment through the WNCP document (2010), I…

Assessment is vital to the education process. Assessment for Learning, also known as Formative assessment, refers to ongoing and interactive assessments of students’ progress and understanding throughout task performances. Assessment for learning allows for learning needs and teaching strategies to be identified, adjusted and diagnosed appropriately in relation to ‘next step '. It provides opportunities to optimise the student achievement levels and to attain a greater equity of student outcomes…

Portfolio based assessments is an alternative to standardized testing that would focus on the students growth overtime. This is accomplished by looking at as the name suggest, the portfolio of each student and realizing how each student progressed through time. What are portfolios? The article by Priscilla D. Huffman, “''Look What I Did!'' Why Portfolio-Based Assessment Works”, discuss this exact question. According to Huffman, "Portfolios are collections or samplings of information relating to…

Lesson Plan: Assess and Evaluate Explain how your assessment and evaluate section promotes differentiation. The assessment that I used is formative assessment. Students complete the model activity and then present it to the class. The model activity, this is where students create a 3d model on a poster using pipe cleaners, packing peanuts, glue, scissors, yarn, and markers. As it stated by Tomlinson (2000), “Offering manipulative or other hands-on supports for students who need them” (pg. 1)…