Post on 17-Dec-2015
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICEDr. Karen Blankenship, Ph.D.
Mary Ann Siller, M.Ed.
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OUTLINE FOR TODAY
1. Discuss impact of the essential assessments for children and families.
2. Resources found in the Essential Assessments Rubric.
3. Highlight quality and content rubrics for improving instructional practice
4. Hands-on session with FVA/LMA/ECC reports.
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WHAT DO WE KNOW?
We have no standards of practice for completing or writing up an Essential Assessment (EA) QPVI is working on standards at current sites
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COLLABORATIVE STUDY WITH AER (N=163)
Representation from the NE, SE, SW, NW, MW, and 1 Canadian 54% have taught more than 11 years Most worked in a school district (38%) Most had 20 or less students on their caseload (17.2% 5 or
less) When asked if state required Essential Assessment (EA)
94% FVA 95% LMA 68% ECC
Participants were asked about each component of the EA rubric and the majority of participants included all component areas (79.8%-98.2%) with near/distance acuity having the highest ratings. The lowest rated components were ECC screening tool and formal reading/listening skills (79.8% & 81.7% respectively)
4 teacher efficacy questions were asked Most participants had the skills necessary to complete a quality EA
and interpret the results
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
Effective Instructional Continuum Assessments Educational Programming Research-based Instruction Ongoing Evaluation
A research-based effective instructional continuum always begins with quality assessment data that drives both educational programming and instruction for all students with varying acuity and ability levels.
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EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUUM
Data-Driven Service
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Assessment
Program Planning
Instruction
Ongoing Evaluation
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
Essential Assessments (EA) for eligibility, programming, instruction, and ongoing evaluation for children/youth who are blind or visually impaired Functional vision assessment (FVA) Learning media assessment (LMA) Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) assessments in
the priority areas: The ECC Screening Tool allows for a strengths-based conversation around each of the 9 areas with the team choosing 2-3 priority areas to assess and address each year. In addition, the ECC screening tool found in the FVLMA (APH) allows for discussion in all 9 areas.
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
A rubric is an authentic assessment tool used to measure professional’s work. It is a scoring guide that seeks to evaluate a professional’s performance based on the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score.
Two Types of Rubrics Holistic Analytic
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
What is a Rubric Authentic assessment tool Scoring guide based on a full range of criteria Working guide for teachers, administrators, &
families Why use a Rubric
Experts believe that rubrics improve professional's practice and end product
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
What are the advantages to using a Rubric? Rubrics improve professionals’ performance by
clearly showing how their work will be evaluated and what is expected of them.
Rubrics help professionals become better judges of the quality of their own work.
Rubrics allow assessments to be more objective and consistent.
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
What are the advantages of using a Rubric continued? Rubrics force the teacher to clarify his/her
criteria in specific terms. Rubrics promote professional awareness about
the criteria used in assessing peer performance. Rubrics provide useful feedback to the teacher
regarding the effectiveness of the assessment. Rubrics provide professionals with more
informative feedback about their strengths and areas in need of improvement.
Rubrics are easy to use and easy to explain.
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
Essential Assessment Rubrics (holistic/analytic) Adheres to the RIOT model
Review of records Interviews with families, students, and professionals Observations in multiple environments over multiple
opportunities Testing both formal and informal
Developed using two extensive literature reviews, input from Dr. Randy Jose, and continued professional dialogue and learning
Includes tips and resources for staff development
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AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT RUBRICS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE Navigating the Rubric
http://earubric.com/
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EA RUBRIC
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NEXT STEPS
With a partner apply the rubric to your sample essential assessment report and complete the scoring sheet
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RESOURCES Essential Assessments for Children with Visual
Impairments: Rubric Project found at earubric.com Karen Blankenship, Nashville, TN
Karen.Blankenship@vanderbilt.edu Mary Ann Siller, Dallas, TX
dmasiller@sbcglobal.netJennifer Coy, Jackson, MO
jenniferkcoy@hotmail.comJulie Prause, Columbus, TX
julprause@hotmail.com EVALS, www.tsbvi.edu Resources for the ECC (RECC) at
www.tsbvi.edu www. familyconnect.org (student and parent ECC audio
messages @ teen section)