Reflection Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Assessing Science Learning was very informative. This chapter covered more on assessment than I thought even existed. I never knew so much on assessment was available. In prior teaching classes, the class only covered two forms of assessment. This chapter had more than two forms. The detail that also went into each of these forms was very helpful. I find it more beneficial when a book goes into that much detail on information that we as future teachers will really use in a classroom. It is helpful for us to understand the details of all the aspects of teaching so that we have a clear understanding of the material and are able to implement it into our curriculum when we get a job.
I liked all of the options for assessment in the different categories of assessment. It gives a teacher many options to choose from. It also allows for teachers to mix up the types of assessment so that the students are not doing the same form of assessment each time. This allows for variety on the teachers part and the students part. If teachers have to grade the same form of assessment over and over, it could get tedious. By mixing it up, it allows for the same concepts to get graded but in a different way. The assessment styles that students do can also be mixed up. If students do different forms of assessment students will be more willing to do the work since they will not have to do the same style each time.
I also like how the authors of this book not only go into detail in the different things teachers need to do, but also give examples of rubrics, checklists, and different parts of a lesson. This not only tells us what to do as teachers, but gives a visual example so that we can see how the layout could be and to deepen the understanding with a visual representation.