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Student A: Characterization writing, September to February.

Student B: Characterization writing, September to February.

Student C: Characterization writing, September to February.

From the October 2008 issue of Educational Leadership: Expecting Excellence

SBG:

- Gives meaning to grades

- Reforms the education institution by challenging the status quo

- Empowers students and teachers

- Reduces compliance-based grading and paperwork

- Emphasizes quality and skills growth

The authors assert that the time that teachers spend providing feedback could better be used to focus on formative assessment systems.

Didn't get to watch the event live? No worries, the video is now available and you can access all the resources mentioned in this talk here: http://blogs.ncte.org/index.php/2015/06/remodeling-your-approach-to-assessment/ Join us for this third NCTE on Air event focused on what we’ve learned from the Assessment Story Project (http://wp.me/P53b7p-6Z). We’ll highlight innovative approaches to assessment from the stories we’ve collected all spring. Then, as your wheels are turning over how to implement such things at your school, guests Kathryn Mitchell Pierce and Rosario Ordonez-Jasis will share concrete activities you can take on in the summer months to rethink your instructional approach this fall.

“Teachers are in the best position to support writing in their classrooms as opposed to policy makers far away,”said Chris Gallagher during a recent Education Talk Radio interview he and Eric Tu

#advocacy #alternative assessment #assessment #disciplinary literacy #literacy

Student reflections/feedback on trimester 1

12/7/15

Responses are from both 10th and 11th grade students, all of whom are currently in 10th grade ELA, where I am working on implementing standards-based grading and assessing students on ELA skills from all of the skills types in the Common Core State Standards - Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Language. I am also working on assessing students based on art skills using the Lincoln Center Capacities for Imaginative Learning, such as Noticing Deeply, Making Connections, Embodying, and Exhibiting Empathy.

#assessment #grading #student reflection #edresearch

Student reflections/feedback on trimester 1

12/7/15

Responses are from both 10th and 11th grade students, all of whom are currently in 10th grade ELA, where I am working on implementing standards-based grading and assessing students on ELA skills from all of the skills types in the Common Core State Standards - Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Language. I am also working on assessing students based on art skills using the Lincoln Center Capacities for Imaginative Learning, such as Noticing Deeply, Making Connections, Embodying, and Exhibiting Empathy.

#assessment #student reflection #edresearch #motivation

EdWeek, 11/11/15

The Role of Assessment in a Learning CultureLorrie A. ShepardEducational ResearcherVol. 29, No. 7 (Oct., 2000), pp. 4-14Published by: American Educational Research AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1176145Page Count: 11

#curriculum #edtheory #education #edreform #assessment #constructivist theory

To Use Their Minds Well: Investigating New Forms of Student Assessment Dennie Wolf, Janet Bixby, John Glenn III and Howard Gardner Review of Research in Education Vol. 17 (1991), pp. 31-74 Published by: American Educational Research Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1167329

#testing #assessment #edreform

Student Self-Assessment: The Key to Stronger Student Motivation and Higher AchievementJames H. McMillan and Jessica HearnEducational HorizonsVol. 87, No. 1, Democratic Classrooms: A Dialogue (Fall 2008), pp. 40-49Published by: Phi Delta Kappa InternationalStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42923742

Student Self-Assessment: The Key to Stronger Student Motivation and Higher Achievement By James H. McMillan and Jessica Hearn

sine qua non = an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential (Source: Dictionary.com)

Student Self-Assessment: The Key to Stronger Student Motivation and Higher Achievement

“In the current era of standards-based education, student self-assessment stands alone in its promise of improved student motivation and engagement, and learning. Correctly implemented, student self-assessment can promote intrinsic motivation, internally controlled effort, a mastery goal orientation, and more meaningful learning. Its powerful impact on student performance -- in both classroom assessments and large-scale accountability assessments -- empowers students to guide their own learning and internalize the criteria for judging successs.”

“... based on both theoretical and applied research and theory, self-assessment works, and... by applying a set of practical steps teachers can facilitate this kind of assessment and reap the benefits.” (40)

“...self-assessment occurs when students judge their own work to improve performance as they identify discrepancies between current and desired performance. This aspect of self-assessment aligns closely with standards-based education, which provides clear targets and criteria that can facilitate student self-assessment.” (40)

#self assessment #self-assessment #assessment #education #edreform #edtheory #edresearch

Students who are taught self-evaluation skills are more likely to persist on difficult tasks, be more confident about their ability, and take greater responsibility for their work.

Rolheiser & Ross, 2001

#self-evaluation #grading #standards-based grading #motivation #persistence

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