Lesson Plan Assessment Review

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In this lesson plan the author clearly identifies the objective and how he or she is going to go about achieving the objective. The first requirement for assessment is identifying what exactly the teacher wants to assess. This lesson plan makes that clear. It also has a point during the lesson where the teacher can assess learning without having to give a formal assessment which takes time, and probably won't be appropriate at that point. The final product of the project is also a form of assessment which can help the teacher see, if the students grasped the objectives or not.

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This lesson plan I particularly liked. It is very clear. It has clear objective. Step by step instructions. Supplementary assignments, a way to bring in parents and much more. It also includes important things to consider when assessing students, and provides the educator with a link to a rubric maker so that the teacher can make a rubric with his or her personal expectations making the lesson plan more adaptable. If student assessment is meeting the benchmarks of the rubric, then it stands to reason that they are understanding the content. It also comes from a reputable source, not some random teacher somewhere.

Assessment Links

Please find 3 links for websites that talk about how to assess learning. Post these in your Learning Journal under the title Assessment Links. Provide two sentences explaining why you chose these links and what value the information within the link provides.

http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/10-ways-to-assess-learning-without-tests/

This website is helpful when considering the type of assessment to employ in the classroom. It offers several different ideas for evaluating learning creatively rather than in the typical exam format; however, it doesn't go into much detail and does not provide information on the negatives and positives of each format.

http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/01/index.html

Testing information in a variety of ways is important, but one also needs to be aware of issues surrounding assessment so as to try and overcome some of these problems. This Website focuses on important issues that students and teachers must detail with, it also takes an international standpoint, which is helpful in getting one to look outside of personal culture.

http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/assess.htm

This website offers a lot of good, quick, and simple ways to test student knowledge without neccessarily having a full blown high-stake examination. It also highlights the importance of having objectives for learning and for assessment.