How do I know when my students get there? (Student work samples)
This is the assessment and recording phase of the teaching and learning cycle. In this phase the teacher begins to look at how effectively the students have achieved the outcomes selected in the second phase of the cycle (What do I want my students to learn?).
Consider:
- the role of consistent teacher judgement
- the value of the teacher's knowledge of the student as a learner that has been built up over time
- continuum of assessment from informal/formative ... to formal/summative
Note that authentic assessment may include conventional tests, but but should also incorporate open ended rich tasks that engage students and allow them to demonstrate varying degrees of achievement and progress in relation to outcomes.
These assessments may include:
- journals or learning logs
- oral presentations
- concept maps
- poster presentations
- practical experiences
- teacher quizzes
- 3D models
- oral quizzes
- analogies
- open-ended essays
It is important that assessment is streamed through the learning cycle to measure students' progress as learning occurs.