Part A:
Only offering multiple choice or chapter tests limits the
thinking and abilities of the students we teach because these forms of tests do
not encourage higher thinking. These forms of tests are also limited in what
type of questions they can ask. I believe that it is important for teachers to
use several different types of assessments. Using different types of
assessments is one way that teachers can try and reach all different types of
children.
Part B:
I: Examples of formative assessments: Class observations,
daily quizzes, exit slips, small daily group work, class discussions, and
worksheets
II: Examples of summative assessments: chapter/unit tests,
essays, I haven’t used a presentation project yet but I will in the near future
III: It is important to test students’ knowledge in many
different ways. Different types of formative assessments should be used daily
to make sure that the students are understanding the material. There should be
a summative assessment at the end of a chapter or unit to make sure that the
students understand the main themes or the main ideas from the lesson.
IV: The three different types of assessments that I want to
try and use in the future are; presentations, group projects, and a class
debate. For one of my next chapter tests I would like to have the students give
individual presentations for their test grades. The students could choose
something that is relevant to the chapter, write a short essay over the topic,
then give a short 5 minute presentation over the topic. The presentation could
count as half and the essay could count as half. I would also like to give my
students a group project that would be a summative assessment. I am not sure if
the group project would include an essay or presentation. I would like to do
use small groups, two or three people at the most. I would also like to have a
class debate. This would more than likely be a formative type of assessment.
The students could also prepare for a debate at the end of a chapter and turn
in papers for the debate, this could make it a summative assessment.
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