Summative assessment

Entry #5 – Skills Profiler Report Not being able to finish all the assessments on the same day because of lack of time I decided to do the following next to assignments on the following day I had learning the frameworks again. On October the fourth in between classes I started the skills profiler report. The third test had a scrolling aspect which was different from the previous two test. The test was simple since the assessment wanted me to self-score myself on where I was from basic to…

There are many different effective assessment methods that teachers utilize to meet the needs of every student in the classroom. This week’s Learning Resources emphasized the importance of different type of assessments, interventions, and the inquiry stance. As educators, we must understand that students possess different learning styles; therefore, we must provide different type of assessments to help them meet their needs and be successful in the classroom. Personally, I have achieved success…

Davis and the other 6th grade teachers run a seven-day block for English Language Arts. This will allow me to observe lessons one week and assessments the following week. I am personally used to running a five-day block; I feel the seven-day block has both benefits and disadvantages. One benefit would be it allows students more time to grasp a concept. Another benefit would be having time to…

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…

(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…

Each of the eight assessments focus on different thing regarding stress. The first assessment assess your stress examined the physiological measures associated with stress such as heart rate, breathing patterns and respiration rate. The assessment symptoms of stress helped readers assess how often that experienced physical emotional symptoms such as headaches or irritability. Symptoms…

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: AN INSPIRATION OR UNECESSARY BURDEN? School curriculum is the total experiences of a student under the guidance of the school. Some experiences are planned while others are unplanned i.e., the Hidden Curriculum. Extra-curricular activities are part of the unplanned curriculum of educational system which provide to the students numerous educational and social opportunities which are not included in the classroom setting. Extra-curricular activities include such…

This is the follow on from our first post on exam technique. If you have not read yet, here is the link: Good Exam Technique? Exam technique can mean different things to different people. It is not just how you write the exam, but also how you prepare for the exam. What time are you go to bed the night before the exam. What time you are you going to get up. What are you going to have for breakfast or lunch. All these factors have an impact on you on exam day and thus is part of your technique…

Key Questions All of my key questions require lower-level thinking due to the lesson being an introduction to a new unit. In order for the teacher to determine if students understand the lesson, students should be able to recall facts, terms, and observations, which is why all my questions are remembering based. Once students conquer that part of the unit, they can think on a higher-level for the following lessons. Following Lesson The next segment will introduce constellations into the list…

all twenty-six uppercase letters and all but one lowercase letter for a total score of 53/54. She confused ‘q’ for ‘p.’ She called out the letters at a rapid pace. She scored in the seventh stanine for the fall. Concepts About Print During this assessment, the student is asked to show what they know about print concepts as they help…