Impact assessment

Since the setting is hospital-based, as opposed to academic, non-graded, informal feedback is appropriate for providing nurses with an assessment of their individual performance. Formative evaluations throughout the CALS lecture were provided mainly through feedback stemming from case study reviews. The CALS simulation class also included an assessment rubric used to guide observations and identify learning among participating nurses. Formative evaluations, according to Gaberson and Oermann…

educational legislations which effect how special services such as speech is provided to individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) populations. For example, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 has mandated that all assessment or test materials are not racially or culturally bias against various culturally and linguistically diverse populations (Taylor & Payne, 1983). Leading up to these laws were various court cases such as Larry R. versus Riles,…

SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS Career, personality, educational interest, and professional assessment surveys are widely used tools to help individuals determine options that fit their personality. The student that seeks to balance their passion with their potential to earn, the jobseeker that is unhappy in their current role, and wants a better professional match. Regardless of why an assessment is taken, participants are able to use these assessments as a way to learn more about themselves.…

According to Standard 5.1 candidates will be able to conduct needs assessments to determine school-wide, faculty, grade-level, and subject area strengths and weaknesses to inform the content and delivery of technology-based professional learning programs. In the ITEC 7460 Professional Learning and Technology Innovation course, I was able to demonstrate this by completing an Individual Teacher Technology Assessment using Knight’s Partnership Approach. Using a Loti Questionnaire, an Innovation…

does it matter? What are some of the intended and unintended consequences of high-stakes testing? Also, what arguments do the proponents and critics have about high-stakes testing? High-Stakes Tests Defined A high-stakes test is a single, defined assessment that has significantly high consequences that are influenced by the score. There is a clear distinction between passing and failing. Furthermore, there are direct consequences outlined for passing or failing the test.…

allows each student to adopt a growth mindset because the students at the bottom aren’t discouraged by never being able to meet the standards and the students at the top aren’t unmotivated because they are being challenged by their work. This form of assessment teaches students to value the learning process rather than the grade and/or praise they get. When the students value the process of learning they will want to master material and learn it for themselves, not for the positive reinforcement…

information during an assessment is the interaction within the family. This is important because observing how the whole family interacts aids in noticing some signs that are not displayed during an individual assessment. This might include, poor communication between the parents and children or noticing how supportive the parents are with their children which might not be shown during their individual assessment. An important thing to remember during a family or child assessment, however, is…

performance and dispositions towards learning. This will encompass gather assessment data, speaking with previous teachers, surveying my new students, and being a good listener of their daily class interactions during the first weeks of school. Once I have built of repository of information on where my students are currently at, I can start chartering mini-goals as well as long range goals for the semester. Like any assessment process, this will be a continuous effort of trying out new…

(NWEA), which is map testing, and Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA), which tests math and reading. The whole district uses these two assessments. The high stakes assessment that is used in her classroom is Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST), the students have to find sight words and have a one minute reading test. The students also have to sound out the words using syllable counter. The informal assessments that Miss. S. uses in her classroom is she observes her…

Technology has always had an impact on our lives in some form or another. Early in the 20th century, automation and power machinery transformed our country by reducing the manual labor force necessary on farms and factories. In the 21st century, technology is developing at a much more rapid pace as advances today are often outdated within 2-5 years. Fewer opportunities exist in manufacturing, while the digital has grown exponentially. These advancements indicate that it is very likely that…