ECE 407 Test 2
Portfolio Assessment
A systematic collection of students' work updated as achievement and skills grow
performance assessment types
Alternate Authentic
holistic rubric advantages
Emphasis on what learner can do, saves time, and increases reliability
evaluation portfolio
Evaluation of student progress Provide evidence for meeting specified levels of performance
authentic performance assessment
real world situations used as tasks
Rubrics
A scoring tool that identifies the various criteria relevant to an assignment or learning outcome, and then explicitly states the possible levels of achievement along a continuum.
How to create a Holistic Rubric
-Determine what is most important. -Determine levels of accomplishment. -Write an overall description of how a student would demonstrate the learning outcome for each level of accomplishment. Be as specific as possible.
How to create an Analytic Rubric
-Determine what is most important. (criteria to grade) -Determine number of levels needed. (typically 3 to 4 for elementary) -Create descriptions to go along with each level and criteria. Be as specific as possible.
Bloom's Taxonomy
-Helps teachers classify learning at different levels -Teachers use levels to write objectives and design learning tasks
a QUALITY Performance Assessment System
-Makes assessment meaningful and manageable. -Allows learners to demonstrate higher-order thinking skills across disciplines and through varied learning experiences. -Individual assessments can be used together to get a better picture of student learning and growth.
Attitudinal Targets
-Positive attitude towards learning -Positive attitudes toward self -Positive attitudes toward self as a learner -Appropriate attitudes toward those who differ from us
Self-report Inventories
-Students respond to a set of items -Most practical way to gather information -Should be anonymous
Why Use a Portfolio?
1.Establish student ownership 2.Decide on work samples to collect 3.Collect and score work samples 4.Select evaluative criteria 5.Require continual student self-evaluation 6.Conduct portfolio conferences 7.Involve parents in the process
Performance Assessment
A multi-step, fair task that asks students to apply their learning to new contexts and create original products and/or solutions.
Affective Assessment
Assessment that measures... -Attitudes toward learning (motivation) -Feelings (self-esteem) -Values (integrity) -Interest (or lack of it) in a topic
General Rules for Selected-Response Items
Avoid opaque directions Avoid ambiguous statements Avoid unintentional cues Avoid complex syntax Avoid difficult vocabulary
Multiple Choice
Begins with a STEM (statement, direct question, incomplete sentence). Provides ITEM ALTERNATIVES (potential answer items). Includes DISTRACTORS (plausible incorrect choices) for upper elementary.
Why should I use constructed-response test items?
Better indication of actual knowledge/understanding of content Measures higher-level knowledge and skills
Selected Response Test Types
Binary Choice, Multiple Binary Choice, Multiple Choice, Matching
Multiple-Binary Choice
Cluster of items that offer only two response options
Checklist rubrics
Distinct type of rubric with only TWO performance levels. Changes a rubric into a binary (yes/no) decision.
working portfolio
Documentation of student progress Provide evidence of student growth (or lack of it)
holistic rubric disadvantages
Does not provide specific feedback and difficult to score
rubric types
Holistic Analytic Checklist
Multifocus Affective Inventory
Measures multiple dispositions Two items (one positive, one negative) Pre- and post-instructional measures Can assess periodically
Likert Scale
Measures only one disposition
Binary Choice
Only TWO response options given: True or False Yes or No Correct or Incorrect Fact or Opinion
essay
Response is at least a paragraph (3-7 sentences depending on age). Measures students' abilities to synthesize, evaluate, and compose. Measures complex learning outcomes.
Analytic rubric
Scoring each of the criteria individually
holistic rubric
Scoring the entire piece of work based on one criterion
Constructed-response test types
Short Answer Essay
celebration portfolio
Showcasing student accomplishments Select "best work" and reflect on the quality of work
checklist advantages
Simpler and faster way to grade for teacher, clearer expectations for students
Selected Response Test
Student selects response or answer to an item from a set of response options provided
Constructed-response test
Students must come up with the answer.
short answer
Students respond with a single word, phrase, or sentence. Constructed response can either answer a direct question of fill in an incomplete sentence. *Measures simple learning outcomes.
Interest Targets
Subject-related interests Interest in reading Interest in emerging technology
checklist disadvantages
Takes a lot of time to do correctly, hard to score
analytic rubric disadvantages
Takes more time to create and each category MUST be clearly defined
Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK)
The degree of depth of complexity of knowledge standards and assessments require.
How do I score a portfolio?
Use a rubric and select your evaluative criteria carefully. *Analytic or Checklist (do NOT use a holistic for portfolios)
analytic rubric advantages
Useful to provide feedback on strengths and weaknesses and each criterion can be weighted to reflect the relative importance of each dimension
alternate performance assessment
alternative to traditional paper and pencil test
Analytic scoring
assigns points to each factor. This identifies strengths and weaknesses in a student's responses. The score will ignore the overall quality of responses.
Holistic scoring
focuses on the entire response as a whole. The score will reflect the overall performance.
Value Targets
honesty integrity justice freedom
Matching
two parallel lists of words/phrases that students match.
portfolio types
working, celebration, evaluation
