Reflection 6

This chapter provided me with extremely valuable information on different forms of assessment that I can use in my future classroom. Diagnostic, summative, and formative tests are each going to be used in my classroom, so it was fantastic to learn more about them and how to implement them in the classroom. I think that authentic performance assessment will really help me to see how well the students have understood the material that was covered. They allow the students to do hands-on activities that coincide with what was previously learned.

I would also love to incorporate the use of science notebooks into my classroom. I have seen how beneficial they are in ELED 305, and I know that they will be beneficial to my future students. They are a great way for students to organize their information, and for me to keep an eye on what the students are writing about. I can easily look through the notebooks, and see which students need more help, and in which areas require a little more work.

Chapter 6 provided many different examples of checklists that seem to be valuable. I can utilize those to help me evaluate the students. I also enjoyed the many different rubrics and performance testing ideas incorporated in the chapter. I think that by including all of these examples, it gives me a better idea of how my assessments and evaluations should be. I think that the area that discussed items on state tests of science is great. It offers amateurs educators an idea of what to expect on standardized tests. Sample test questions were provided, as was the idea of using old released tests to work off of. Old tests allow teachers to view similar tests that the students will have to take.