Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Assessment Through the Student's Eyes
I really enjoyed reading this article. It had some great points that I never really thought of. So many students really get "beaten down" with the constant assessments. Some students are constantly being told they aren't good enough. So in this article it talks about some great ways to change the culture of assessments. Assessments don't have to be a bad thing, there is a lot of great things that can come from them. I especially like the math example in this article. I thought it was really clever how the teacher had a post assessment for the kids to fill out after they took their tests. The little girl who had gotten a 60, realized that she did know some of the content and some of the mistakes she made were because she wasn't careful. We just have to find a way to lift students up. We want them to always feel like they can do anything they put their minds too. Some students though who constantly fail at things have a hard time thinking they can do anything right after awhile. As future teachers we need to learn how to use assessments to empower our kids. That will be a hard thing to do. Because right now our school systems are full of assessments after assessments. But there not necessarily the right type of assessments. I think with some culture change we can bring a new air to the word assessment
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I agree that there are too many assessments in classrooms. I also think that with a different mindset and maybe some different goals we can change the way assessment is used.
ReplyDeleteI liked the phrase you used in your blog that said we want our students to always feel like they can do anything they put their minds to. I agree with that whole-heartedly. We are suppose to be setting them up for success and building them up to be the best they can be. We don't want to be the people that dash their self esteem. Educators have a huge effect on their students, and I want my effect to be positive.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the bog and comments that assessment needs to turn into showing what the students can do, instead of dwelling on the weaknesses. It is such a positive switch and improves the students learning in so many ways. It makes me wonder... If assessment can be used in a different way the improves learning, then why haven't more teachers assessed this way? Why is assessment still seen as a negative part of education?
ReplyDeleteI like your comment that assessment should empower students. It should give them a sense of fulfillment and affirmation. I wonder the same thing claire does...why haven't we addressed it? Are we set in our ways? Maybe our generation of teachers will change the view on assessment.
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