Archive for April, 2008
Minutes with Charlie - 15
Sunday, April 27th, 2008The distinction between assessments of learning and assessment for learning is vital if we are to develop and use a balanced assessment program. In simplistic terms, assessments of learning are assessments of the amount of learning accomplished at the end of a unit of study. Assessments for learning are assessments for the purpose of improving [...]
Minutes with Charlie - 14
Sunday, April 27th, 2008Most of the Minutes with Charlie deal with either topics relevant to both assessment of and assessment for learning or topics that relate specifically to assessment for learning. This is because assessment for learning should be the most frequent type of assessment we give and it produces the greatest benefit in regard to student [...]
Minutes with Charlie 13
Monday, April 14th, 2008The fourth type or category of learning target that we will consider is that of the product targets. Products are things created by the student that will give evidence of knowledge and understanding, reasoning, and/or skills. When the standards or TEKS call for the student to create or produce something, it usually calls for [...]
Minutes with Charlie 12
Monday, April 7th, 2008 The third type of learning target from an assessment perspective is that of a skill target. Skill targets are in essence performances that must be demonstrated by the student and observed by the teacher and others to be assessed.
In skill targets it is the doing of the skill that holds primary importance. In [...]