Hi Kasey:
Good points, all accurate. Depending on the method, it also gives us a chance to communicate personally with the student and perhaps improve the relationship.
Reagrds, Barry
Some of the reasons for evaluating students include letting the student know how they are progressing through the course and that they are learning the necessary information, letting the instructor know how effective their teaching is, and providing a way to determine if a student has successfully passed a course.
Hi Ellen:
Your point about at-risk students is especially important, as they are the more likely group that will miss out on key information and end up less successful than our goal for them.
Regards, Barry
It is important to constantly evaluate students for several reasons; first to determine if your teaching is effective, determine student problem areas that may need more class work, and to asess if the student is progressing towards successful completion of the class. At risk students need to be followed closely and offered appropriate interventions when needed.
Hi Shronda:
Most institutions require some kind of objective measure of the students performance. Thats why we need to evaluate students. Many teachers will use a grading rubric, which is very objective.
Regards, Barry
so you will know where they are un there learning
Hi Winston:
Great list. We could also add degree of teacher performance, and readiness towards preparedness for the workforce.
Regards, Barry
To check for comprehension.
To check the students ability to perform skills
To identify deficiences.
To validate the instructional method, material and process.
To record the students progress.
Reason for evaluating students are course information retention how well it was presented and how well the students are able to reguritate what was given. Also to give the student a value for course performance, what is lacking and what has been achieve. Evaluating students lets the instructor now how well they are presenting the information and the areas that you as the instructor may need to revamp to make more clear or more concise to your students. Last but not least it gives the student a grade for the course.
Hi Jon:
Yes, evaluation is a measure of our successfulness at teaching the required course content.
Regards, Barry
Hi Brendan:
Measuring student performance assures we are effective in our role as teachers and facilitators of learning. Assessment measures to what degree we've been sudccessful.
Regards, Barry
we need to evaluate the student not just for our grade book but to show the student there progress as well
My students benefit from evaluation by learning what they can improve on. They are a motivated bunch and like to see how they're doing. Fostering a competitive nature in the classroom has its benfits, but it is tough to stop students from feeling bad about being left behind (scorin poorly) on some assignments.
Hi Kim:
In some ways, the one time we can't be teachers is when we are assessing their knowledge or giving a test of some kind. Yet, we are able to use the assessment as an instructional tool by reviewing the queswtions and answers, discussing the difficult test questions, having students look up missed questions, and many other similar activities that transform a test into a learning tool.
Regards, Barry
I strongly agree with all your points and you need to assess the retention of the material to the student and how you are coming across as the instructor.
Hi Keith:
If our job as educators is to teach, then evaluation or assessment of that instruction is a natural component of the overall process. Feedback in the form of tests and quizzes provides an ongoing record of the students progress.
Regards, Barry
To find out what challenges them and motivates
them.You also get a better understanding of what they know.
To find out what challenges them and motivates
them.You also get a better understanding of what they know.
Hi Debbie:
Frequent assessment is good for the reasons you describe. Retention of needed course material is always a challenge so anything that reinforces that is worthwhile.
Regards, Barry
I like to quiz my students the day after a major lecture. It's worth 100 points. 5 questions, 20 points a piece. It does two things, it gives me a temperature read as to how it's going and it I need to make any delivery adjustments. It also gives the student some responsibility for their classroom experience
