Focus Point Seven - Assessing, Evaluating and Grading Student Performance

Competency 010 - The teacher monitors student performance and achievement; provides students with timely, high-quality feedback; and responds flexibly to promote learning for all students.

Interpretation - The early childhood educator observes students’ lesson input and accomplishments and gives them valuable responses and evaluations within a reasonable timeframe to insure maximum learning potential for every student.

Process - “The Evaluation Process” Slides/Oct. 27, 2004  (Introduction to Teaching-Dr. Goodman) [see binder]

Summary - These are slides detailing information about various tests, their requirements, advantages, and disadvantages.  They were given in addition to lecture and discussion by Dr. Goodman in my Introduction to Teaching class.

Rationale/Reflection - I felt these slides were very descriptive in their information regarding the assessment and evaluation of students’ work.  The details given regarding the various criteria of the evaluation process and its actual implementation will be very helpful in determining the best testing strategies to use in my future classrooms.

Product - “Bear Jeopardy” - The Bear Family Facts (Thematic Unit-Dr. Goodman)

Summary - This product was created by me as an assessment tool to determine the comprehension and retention of knowledge by students being taught the various lessons of The Bear Family Facts unit.  The questions contained in this game reflect the original objectives stated at the beginning of the unit.

Rationale/Reflection - I chose this product due to its hands-on engagement for the students and I felt it to be developmentally appropriate for a first grade test.  I feel using this type of assessment will allow all of the students the opportunity to answer questions regardless of the learning level.  The assessment contains questions which are appropriate for lower-level learners as well as certain ones which will be answerable by gifted and talented students as well.  I feel this product contains questions which the students will enjoy playing while being assessed through teacher observation and corresponding jottings of each students progress through the game.

Summary - This is a copy of the weekly spelling test given by me while in Mrs. Cook’s third grade classroom.  Mrs. Cook’s evaluation of my performance of the test is attached.