Evaluation of
Student Learning
Presentation By:
Audrey Jepsen
Social Studies
Fifth Grade
Geography
States and Capitals
• Utah State Core Standard 6:
– Students use map skills to analyze the
influence of physical features on the
building of communities in the United
States
• Objective 1:
– Examine maps and globes
• Objective 2:
– Recognize the physical features that
influenced various community settlements
Lesson Plan Overview
• Discussion to activate
prior knowledge
• States, Capitals, other
facts
• Group work
• Computer lab
• Assessment
USOE Guidelines
for Assessment
Accommodations
Introduction &
Overview
Examples &
Assessments
ADD/ADHD
• Write in test booklet instead of an answer sheet
• Use materials or devices used to solve or organize responses
• Use visual organizers
• Use student-generated graphic organizers
• Highlight key words in directions
• Have student repeat and explain directions to check for
understanding
• Use template
• Use graph paper
• Seat student in front of room
• Schedule tests in morning
• Allow for frequent breaks
• Use short segment tests
States & Capitals Assessments
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Ideas for ADD/ADHD
Reading Disability
• Read aloud except on some
language arts tests
• Screen reader or speech to text
except on language arts tests
• Change location so student does
not distract others
States & Capitals Assessments
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Ideas for student with ADD/ADHD
Ideas for student with a Reading
Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury
• Express response to a scribe through speech, by pointing, or
by using an assistive communication device
• Type on or speak to word processor with grammar and spell
check disabled
• Use thick pencil or pencil grip
States & Capitals Assessments
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Ideas for student with ADD/ADHD
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Ideas for student with a Reading Disability
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Ideas for student with TBI
Gifted & Talented Students
• USOE
• Content accommodations
• Activities to challenge individual learning
• Responsibilities to support class learning
• Teacher/Student expectations & standards
States & Capitals Assessments
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Ideas for student with ADD/ADHD
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Ideas for student with a Reading Disability
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Ideas for student with TBI
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Ideas for a gifted and talented
student
References
•Utah State Office of Education
– Assessment Guidelines
– Core Curriculum
• The Educator’s Reference Desk (2000) Lesson Plan: States and Their Capitals.
Retrieved December 12, 2007, from
http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/G
eography/GGR0062.html