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Assessment FOR Learning
Creating a Culture of Confidence
Based on the work of Rick Stiggins
A New Approach:
Back high-stakes tests with classroom assessments that help all students increase their own expectation of success!
A New Idea:
Build assessment systems that honor the information needs and promote productive emotional dynamics of students and adults.
A New Start:
Help all educators understand sound assessment FOR learning practices!
Requirements:
Assess accurately Manage and share results effectively Elicit a productive emotional reaction to
the assessment results from the learner
Comparisons:
Assessment OF Learning
Assessment FOR Learning
Reasons Check status Improve learning
To Inform Others about students
Students about themselves
Focus Standards Enabling targets
Comparisons: Assessment OF Learning
Assessment FOR Learning
Example External accountability tests and classroom assessments for grading
Assessments that diagnose needs or help students see themselves getting better
Place in Time An event after learning
A process during learning
Crucial Distinction:
Assessment OF Learning:How much have our students learned in the past?
Assessment FOR Learning:How can we help our students learn more in the future?
The mission of school changes
From: Leave lots behind To: Leave No Child Behind
Accountability: All students meet the standards
New Challenge in Assessment Dynamics:
How can we keep winners winning?
How do we get losers back to winning streaks?Regular success at learning Infrequent failure to learn
Teacher’s Role in Assessment FOR Learning: Master each standard Deconstruct each into enabling targets Transform into student-friendly version Transform to accurate classroom
assessments Use those in collaboration with students to
track growth—to promote winning streaks
Assessment FOR Learning Applications:
Student-involved classroom assessment Student-involved record keeping Student-involved communication
To improve, students must:
Know what good work looks like Compare their work to that standard Understand how to close gaps
--Royce Sadler, Australia
Building Blocks of Confidence
“Smart isn’t something you are, its something you can become.” ---Salome Thomas-El
Keys to quality classroom assessmentWhat did this teacher do to enhance student motivation and learning?
Emily’s papers
Elliot Eisner:
The writer begins with the vision and ends with the words. The reader begins with the words and ends with the vision.
What makes the difference in student success? Richard Elmore
Study 1
55%
15%
30%
Student School Class
What makes the difference in student success? Richard Elmore
Study 2--Reading
28%
12%60%
Student School Class
What makes the difference in student success? Richard Elmore
Study 2--Math
19%
20%61%
Student School Class
Possible Achievement Targets:
Master content knowledge (KNOW--Retrieve what info?)Know it outrightKnow where to find it
Use knowledge to reason (REASON—Figure out what?)
Possible Achievement Targets:
Demonstrate performance skills (SKILLS—Demonstrate what behavior?)
Create quality product (PRODUCTS—Create, build what?)
Purpose: Assess to meet whose needs? Classroom
Students!!!TeachersParents
Instructional SupportCurriculum SpecialistsPrincipalsCounselors
Purpose: Assess to meet whose needs? Policy
SuperintendentSchool BoardTax PayersLegislators
TTWWADI
We want to prepare our students for their future, not our pasts….for their future, not our comfort zones.
--Ian Jukes