J Jacob Data Driven Online Reading Journal

Assess   your own work based on the rubric and feedback from your colleagues. Add this to your online reading journal entry for this week. Why was your performance at the level that it was? I believe I scored well because of my meaningful application of self assessment in the classroom. I started to use self assessment more this year and was able to provide three conconcrete examples of what self assessment might look like in the classroom. I was shouted out by each of my peers for this application as it not only outlined my understanding of self assessment but also showcased creative applications. The response can be found below.  What might effective self-assessment look like in your discipline? In Science, I use three types of self-assessment and each is effective in its own way. First is self assessment within project groups. Students are given a rubric for each project which clearly states the targets for the project along with a scale from below expectations to exceeding...

 Based on the given texts, I created a list of relavant standards to my unit. I am currently teaching a chemistry unit, with a focus on the periodic table, chemical bonds, and chemical equations. Below is the information from the group presentations based on my unit.   Standards being used are  NSTA’s Next Generation Science Standards (Science and Engineering Practices) Developing and Using Models This standard is asking students to do the following:  Develop and use a model to describe observable phenomena. Ex: Differences between chemical and physical changes  Ex: Modeling the chemical changes during an observable chemical reaction Develop a model to describe unobservable mechanisms. Ex: Model atom and molecule structures Ex: Model Chemical Bonds  Using Mathematical Representations and Computational Thinking In plain words, the standard is looking for students to:  Describe/support a scientific conclusion using mathematical representations Apply math...

Provide specific evidence from your content area resources in your reading journal response . What does your discipline value in terms of assessment? My discipline values application of knowledge and skills in terms of assessment. Gone are the days of strict memorization of science concepts. Students are assessed on their ability to transfer learned knowledge to new contexts and situations.  What is suggested of teachers when it comes to assessment? Teachers are suggested to use assessment as ways to inform instruction. Formative assessments can provide   information about the present state of the learners, clear view of the learning goal, and action to close the gap.  What are some regularly used strategies? One regularly used strategy for formative assessments is purposeful lines of questioning. From Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment (2001), I learned that teachers should give students extended time to think...

Reading Journal: Describe what you know about assessments in education. What types of assessment have you heard of and experienced (either as a student or as a teacher)? What might be features of "good" assessment in your content area? In education, I am aware of formative and summative assessments. Based on my understanding, a formative assessment is an assessment that provides data and is essentially a checkpoint during a unit or set of units. This assessment informs instructional changes going forward and highlights concepts or skills that students in which students are currently not fully understanding. Summative assessments are assessments at the end of a unit or set of units. These assessments are meant to comphrenisvely look at student learning through a longer assessment. These assessments could be a final or unit test that as students to apply knowledge from through a set of units. These assessments make sure all students are learning material to a certain standard. ...