WHY Teachers Need to Know About Assessment

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WHYTeachers Need to Know About Assessment

• Merryellen Towey Schulz, Ph.D.
• EDU 312

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• NCLB
• AYP
• CRT
• NRT
• LPS

• HIGH STAKES
• LOW STAKES
• FORMATIVE
• SUMMATIVE

Vocabulary of Assessment
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TRADITIONAL REASONS

• Diagnose students strengths and weaknesses
• Monitor students progress
• Assign grades to students
• Determine instructional effectiveness

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ALL

• DECISION
• MAKING

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CURRENT REASONS

• Results influence public perceptions of
  educational effectiveness
• Part of the teacher evaluation process
• Clarify teachers instructional intentions,
  (assessment devices can improve instructional
  quality)

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IMPORTANT!

• classroom assessment instruments should always
  be prepared prior to any instructional planning
  in order for the teacher to better understand
  what is being sought of the students and,
  therefore, what to incorporate in instructional
  activities for students. Popham, p. 16
• Lesson Plan Form

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TEACHER PREPARATION

• NCLB
• INTASC
• NDE
• NCATE
• TEAC
• NEA

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YOU need to learn to

• Construct and evaluate your own classroom tests
• Interpret results of standardized tests
• Teach students to master whats assessed in
  classroom and high-stakes tests
• Promote parents (public) assessment literacy.