Class 13, Chapter 13 & 14: Assessing Student Learning

Chapter 13 Essential Questions: 

• What are Instructional Objectives and How Are They Used?
• Why is Evaluation Important?
• How is Student Learning Evaluated?

Chapter 14 Essential Questions:

• What are some issues concerning standardized and classroom teaching?
• How are educators held accountable for student achievement?

Goal(s):

• For graduate candidates to gain an understanding how the essentials questions will assist in the development of the Education Theory Matrix and Theory Based School Improvement Plan.

Objective(s):

• Upon viewing related videos, topical dialogue, reading of chapter content related to learning objectives and standard based assessment approaches graduate candidates will seek out scholarly research which will enhance their professional experience as a school leader.

Student Activity 1: 

• What are Instructional Objectives and How Are They Used?
• Why is Evaluation Important?
• How is Student Learning Evaluated?

Activity 1a: (Think-Pair-Share) Define Formative and Summative Assessment: 

1. Use your word attack skills 1st
2. Conduct a search for a definition

Activity 1b: Video Preview

Rick Wormeli: Formative and Summative Assessment

Extended Study: Focusing on the Whole Student: An Evaluation of Massachusetts’ Wraparound Zones Initiative

Activity 1c: Instructional Objectives

• Over View of ABCD Behavioral Objective
• A = Audience
• B = Behavior
• C = Condition
• D = Degree
• Related Video: Creating Learning Objectives

Extended Reading Selection: Teaching How to Write Instructional Objectives to Pre-Service Language Teachers Through The ABCD Model

Student Learning Activity 2:

• What are some issues concerning standardized and classroom teaching?
• How are educators held accountable for student achievement?

Activity 2a: Video 

Educational Assessments With Jim Popham

Activity 2b: Read Along

• Frontline: An Interview with James Popham http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/schools/interviews/popham.html

Extended Reading Selections:

• Why Standardized Tests Don't Measure Educational Quality: W. James Popham

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar99/vol56/num06/Why-Standardized-Tests-Don%27t-Measure-Educational-Quality.aspx

• Guiding Classroom Instruction Through Performance Assessment: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055507.pdf 

Student Learning Activity 3: South Dakota Department of Education and the School Performance Index

Activity 3a: Review of School Performance Index: http://doe.sd.gov/

• What can you tell me about the SPI?
• What are your schools doing as related to the SPI?
• What does your SPI look like?
• What modifications will you make?

South Dakota Department of Education School Performance Index: http://www.doe.sd.gov/Accountability/spi.aspx

Assignment:

• Read Chapters 13 and 14
• Choose topical related studies/articles to assist in your written Educational Terrain.