FS 206 - Learning Assessment Strategies

FIELD WORK 4 - Performance Assessment TASK: Interview a Teacher or review the curriculum guide in order to determine learning competencies or targets that are appropriate for a performance task. Write specific learning objectives (based on the competencies/targets) and design a performance assessment for these objectives. Include a rubric for the assessment of the performance task. You may use online sources such as Rubistar. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: The objective(s) is/are SMART. The task is aligned with the objective(s) and competencies. The performance task is designed using GRASPS. OUTPUT: School: Future Center School for Special Needs Address: Musaffa, Abu Dhabi City, U.A.E Date of Interview: December 8, 2019 Name of the Teacher: Ms. Claire Al Tavaz  Subject: English WHAT IS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT? Performance Assessment also known as alternative or authentic assessment, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than selec...

FIELD WORK 5 - Grading and Reporting TASK: Describe how a teacher computes and reports grades. Provides suggestions on how the practice may be improved. Interviews may be conducted. But, if you are currently teaching, you may share your own practice. Photos may be added to help explain the process. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: Description includes criteria for grading and method of reporting. Suggestions are clearly anchored on sound principles. Photos (if included) are helpful in understanding the grading and reporting process. OUTPUT: School: Philippine Global School - Abu Dhabi Address: Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi City, U.A.E Date of Interview: November 5, 2019 Name of the Teacher: Ms. Daisy Pilipinas (not real name) Subject: English      Grade: KG1 WHAT IS GRADING AND REPORTING? Grading and reporting are foundational elements in nearly every educational system. Grading represents teachers’ evaluations — formative or ...

FIELD WORK 3 STATISTICAL TOOLS IN ASSESSMENT TASK: Use statistical tools to analyze classroom assessment data. You may use data from your own class. Summarize the students scores through measures of central tendency and measures of variability describe the results. Show the students scores graphically. Software may be used. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: Computations are correct. Computations include Mean, Median, Mode, Standard deviation, and Variance. Presentation and description and of the results are accurate. The graph is appropriate for the data. OUTPUT: School: Philippine Global School - Abu Dhabi Address: Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi City, U.A.E Date of Interview: November 5, 2019 Name of the Teacher: Ms. Daisy Pilipinas (not real name) Subject: English      Grade: KG1 The following statistical evaluation is based on the 1st grading period of the students of Philippine Global School, Kindergarten 1 department. The Picture below is the complete stat...

FIELD WORK 2 - Principle of High Quality Assessment TASK: Gather data (through interview with a teacher) on how principles of high quality assessment are implemented (or considered). Provide suggestions on how the current practices may be improved in order to ensure that the principles are considered in conducting assessment. Answer may be supported with pictures. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: Description of the practices and suggestions clearly show understanding of each principle and how the principle may be applied in teaching. OUTPUT: School: Future Center School for Special Needs Address: Mussafa, Abu Dhabi City, U.A.E Date of Interview: November 3, 2019 Name of the Teacher: Ms. E Saunders (Special Education Teacher) PRINCIPLES OF HIGH QUALITY ASSESSMENT CLEAR AND APPROPRIATE LEARNING TARGETS: When teacher plan for his/her instructions, the learning target should be clearly stated and must be focus on student learning objectives rather tha...

FIELD WORK 1 - Nature and Scope of Assessment Task: Observe a Class or Interview a teacher. Describe how assessment is used in the classroom. Your discussion must focus on one class/subject only. You do not have to include the assessment practices of the teacher in general. Criteria for Success: Your discussion must show your understanding of assessment of leaning, assessment for learning and assessment as learning. You must be able to describe if these are evidently applied (or not) in the classroom. Evidence must show that you have indeed conducted the interview or observation.  Output: At least one photo A photo of you and the facade of the school A photo of you inside the classroom observed Photo taken during the interview School: Future Center School for Special Needs Address: Mussafa, Abu Dhabi City, U.A.E Date of Interview: November 3, 2019 Name of the Teacher: Ms. E Saunders (Special Education Teacher) Subject during observation: English...