In Education 321 Introduction to Assessments we went on 3 different classroom experiences. The first experience was giving the Brigance to CASA students at Hope College. This experience was my first time giving a formal norm-reference test to a student. They were tested in four different sub-tests and the results were written up and given back to the CASA program. The grade level that each student reached was calculated for each sub-test and those were the results that were given back.
The second experience was giving the Learning Styles Inventory to Wavecrest students. This was an informal assessment that was given to the student online while another Hope College student and I observed and helped with the assessment. After that, the Wavecrest student and Hope college assessors created a family tree and the relationships were discussed as well as the family dynamics. Following this experience, a write up was written on the results of Learning styles Inventory.
The third experience was giving the Brigance that went up to 8th grade level, KTEA, and the SORT to a high school student at Holland. Only the Brigance and SORT were given over the two says that we visited due to time. Following this visit, a write up was written on Both results of the Brigance's sub-tests and the SORT.
These experiences were valuable to me and each one taught me something new about assessments. I have learned that it is important to encourage students to try their best in these assessment but not to tell them whether they are right or wrong. Gaining rapport is important and will not be easy to gain with every student but that is okay. The most important thing that I learned is that it is important to give accurate feedback for the students. It is our job to take in and process the information that is gained from the assessments that our students take. With this information we can tailor our instruction to fit the needs of our students and this information can be shared with other teachers.
A link about sharing Assessment Data:
http://assessment.tki.org.nz/Video-Gallery/Sharing-assessment-data-with-students
The second experience was giving the Learning Styles Inventory to Wavecrest students. This was an informal assessment that was given to the student online while another Hope College student and I observed and helped with the assessment. After that, the Wavecrest student and Hope college assessors created a family tree and the relationships were discussed as well as the family dynamics. Following this experience, a write up was written on the results of Learning styles Inventory.
The third experience was giving the Brigance that went up to 8th grade level, KTEA, and the SORT to a high school student at Holland. Only the Brigance and SORT were given over the two says that we visited due to time. Following this visit, a write up was written on Both results of the Brigance's sub-tests and the SORT.
These experiences were valuable to me and each one taught me something new about assessments. I have learned that it is important to encourage students to try their best in these assessment but not to tell them whether they are right or wrong. Gaining rapport is important and will not be easy to gain with every student but that is okay. The most important thing that I learned is that it is important to give accurate feedback for the students. It is our job to take in and process the information that is gained from the assessments that our students take. With this information we can tailor our instruction to fit the needs of our students and this information can be shared with other teachers.
A link about sharing Assessment Data:
http://assessment.tki.org.nz/Video-Gallery/Sharing-assessment-data-with-students