Assessment
Copyright © 2002 The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Technology & Assessment
“Putting the power of technology to work
for all students requires a broadly
conceived approach to educational
change that integrates new
technologies and curricula with new
ideas about learning, teaching, and
assessment.”
-- Danielle Bolduc
Technology Integration Facilitator (2000)
Assessment
Teaching to the Test
“Superficial forms of
assessment tend to lead to
superficial forms of
teaching and learning.”
-- Edutopia: Success Stories for
Learning in the Digital Age
Why Assess?
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Provide diagnosis
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Set standards
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Evaluate progress
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Communicate results
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Motivate performance
Types of Assessment
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Standardized Tests
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Alternative Assessment
Standardized Tests
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Are not prescriptive
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Give capsulated view of a
student’s learning
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Used in conjunction with
performance-based
assessment
Types of Authentic Assessment
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Observation
Teacher-made tests, quizzes,
exams
Written compositions
Oral presentations
Projects, experiments,
performance tasks
Portfolios
Why Use Rubrics?
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Set goals
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Define expectations
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Demystify grades
How to Create a Rubric
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List all the possible dimensions that you
could look at.
Narrow your choices to a reasonable
number.
Decide on the number of performance
levels. Label them. (For example, “Not Yet”,
“Sometimes” and “Always” OR “Fair”, “Average” and “Excellent”)
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Write statements that clearly describe the
expected performance at each level of
each dimension.
Try out your rubric BEFORE using it!!!
Now, create your own rubric
Review the objectives you have
developed for your unit plan.
 Choose one of the objectives that
you feel would be best assessed
through the use of a rubric.
 Use a Word Table to create your
rubric.
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Discuss
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Discuss with your classmates the
rubric you created.
Will it meet the students needs?
 Will it accurately reflect the learning
process?
 Will it accurately reflect what is being
learned?
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Using a Template
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RubiStar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Discuss
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Discuss with your classmates
whether or not you could use this
site.
What are the template limitations?
 What are the template benefits?
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References
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Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Jossey-Bass, 2002
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The George Lucas Educational Foundation Web site.
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Rubistar’s “Create Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning
Activities” Web site
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators “Assessment & Rubric
Information” Web site.
A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment. Herman, Joan L.,
Aschbacher, Pamela R., & Winters, Lynn. Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1992