Student Assessment | Origin: EC102
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Your First Year as a CTE Teacher (Part 2) --> Student Assessment
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
After reading about the importance of industry certifications in CTE programs, I will look into be able to offer these opportunities to my students in the coming years.
Both formative and summative assessments are important when checking students skills and understanding of the material. Some students work well with paper, others on a computer, others verbally and still others can demonstrate what they have learned. A teacher needs to be responsive to all types of assessment possiblities.
I loved learning more about student engagement techniques, especially when it comes to their assessments! I plan to utilize the ideas presented in this module as part of my lesson development and execution. CTE is exciting stuff!
It is very important to try to engage all students. Adapting to the different learning styles is key.
My students get ticket in quizzes and we end days with jeopardy or the index card to indicate top 3 things learned.
I am looking forward to going back through my course and aligning my course objectives with my summative and formative assessments. I like the idea of looking at formative assessments as a way of guaging where students are with the stated objectives. Often, the content covered in a single class period is so immense (I teach college-level nursing courses) that it can get overwhelming trying to figure out what to focus in on (for me and my students!) - coming back to the objectives, then building formative assessments to reinforce those objectives and summative assessments to evaluate mastery . . . so logical, but had previously never occured to me.
Using formative assessment along the way to check for understanding is one of the best ways teachers can ensure that their instruction and learning opportunities for students are effective. Preparing students for a final summative assessment by providing them with a roadmap of the assessment (assessed items, rubric with criteria for success, and point values) is a great way to make your expectations clear and reduce test anxiety.
I have learned that there are many other methods that can be used to assess student understanding of a topic than just exams.
It is important that materials taught to students be of a level that follows industry standards. By staying in touch within the industry of instruction, you can keep student up to date with new technology, which will make them employable when they have achieved the education level needed for thier credential or degree.
I enjoyed having examples and descriptions of formative assessment ideas. As a new faculty, I am always looking for new ways to engage my students. I have always used "the muddiest point". I really liked the idea of "self-assessment" and letting the students use sticky notes and place them on the board. This strategy will get the students up and moving and allow me to assess where their level of understanding is currently.
I found the most value out of this section when it discussed the different types of assessments. I particularly liked “muddiest point” and Google Form “exit slips”, as valuable tools to gage students understanding and retainment of a given lesson or topic.
Im going to use more assessments this year.
i plan to use a lot more formative assessments in my classes. students need time to practice new skills without worrying about a grade.
It is difficult for me to apply some of the concepts in this module since my classes are entirely online, so there is little one-on-one interaction with students unless they are willing to schedule time with me. Most work full time jobs, have families, and may be doing classwork in the middle of the night. However, I do go over the stackable certificates with them during advising sessions when planning their classes and also the differences between certificates and certifications. I emphasize the importance of certifications to stand out as a paralegal, since it is entirely voluntary, and also the importance of the professional organizations.
I like the idea of the Table of Specifications because it would ensure that all of the course objectives are being measured to ensure the course really is focused on helping students reach those learning outcomes.
I will incorporate more formative assessments in my classes next semester, and I want to incorporate IRCs into some of my classes.
I have learned that the students need to have a structure to ensure their learnimg process is strong and will help them retain what they have learned.
particularly relevant in demonstrating the need for layered credentials and total life learning
Love the movement towards stackable credentials. It seems that there are probably certifications which could apply accross many different content areas as well: First Aid, OSHA Workplace Safety, CPR.
