QUESTION:
Assessment: How does the teacher assess student learning?
Identify specific instances of informal and formal, formative and summative assessment and explain the types of assessments (e.g., self-assessment, portfolio, project, performance, etc.) that are used.
How valid, reliable, biased, and practical are these assessments?
Be sure to include a reference in your response.
ANSWER:
I have only attended 3 classes so far so there isn't much information to go on. But they did just finish a unit with a summative assessment. It seemed like it used multiple choice, true-false, and fill in the blank. It was a formal assessment, but each student was then allowed to go back through the test and find where they made mistakes. They were then able to fix those mistakes and resubmit the test to receive additional credit for the questions they had missed. It allowed for self-reflection and allowed for increased learning opportunities. It was Fair and Practical as it gave each student the same chances to learn and re-learn the material being taught. It also allowed the student and teacher to spend the correct amount of time needed for each student to comprehend the material. Validity and Reliability increased as it was able to be done multiple times with more clarity and closer to reaching the goals of the assessment.
