This module has helped me think about student centered assessment in the following ways:
1) I need to strive to create better, more effective assessments and use a bigger variety.
2) It reminded me that assessment is more than just tests and quizzes. Graphic organizers and checklists, which I currently use, are good assessment tools as well.
3) I really liked the assessment timeline visual and I think it is an efficient and effective way to plan the assessements for a unit.
4) An assessment strategy that I have never used before, but should have, is for my students to identify what specifically was hard for them during the unit. By doing that, we can then work together to determine how to overcome those difficulties in future projects.
5) Another assessment area that I rarely use, due to some past bad experiences, is peer feedback. However, after reading this module I have determined that there are many benefits to this assessment tool and instead of shying away from it, I should embrace the opportunity it provides for me as a "teachable moment". My students need to learn the skills of giving and receiving criticism so that they are prepared for constructive feedback/communicating with others in the real world on their jobs and in their relationships.
Just a note: I found this module to be very worthwhile.
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Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Your fifth point is especially well-taken. Peer feedback can be so valuable, but it definitely is an investment of planning and effort by the teacher is order to make the experience meaningful. Start small!
I do forget about all of the different types of feedback that there really are. I to do need to change my assessments to give the students variety as well as myself. Peer feedback, yes, is very valuable. I think that it does need to be modeled so students know what to do and what is expected.
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