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Demonstrate:
 * an understanding of the measurement and assessment process including purpose, measurement evaluation, use, and the role of assessment in the teaching/learning process as well as determining student progress.

?’s to Ponder
 * Why do we give tests?
 * How do we determine student grades?
 * What does a report card grade represent?
 * How do we determine what to assess?
 * What makes us decide what type of questions will be on our test?
 * How do we decide the best way to assess?

=**Before the lesson**=
 * GRASPS Reflection - Homework on what type of Rubric you are using. Discussion of GRASPS**

=__**Why do we give tests?**__= __Introductory Activity__ Private Universe Project Opening Activity (4 questions)

Minds of Our Own Link: []
 * Light bulb video is in top left hand corner of this site: http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html
 * Lessons from Thin Air: Start at 3:32 and and at 6:03
 * Mirror Problem: ?

How do we know students are learning the content we are teaching? Why do we assess?

=__How do we determine student grades?__=

=__**What does a report card grade represent**__?=

[] PDF version of reading above:
 * Standards based grading vs. traditional****:**

=**Let's count 1,2,1,2...**= In order to fully understand the impact of a zero on a student's overall grade, consult the following two sources: 1.

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ACLU lawsuit:
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=__How do we determine what to assess?__= =__&__= =__**What makes us decide what type of questions will be on our test?**__= Father Guido Sarducci 5 Minute University: []

__**Designing Classroom Tests Discussion**__ WORDSPASH Activity: Write a short story with these words...


 * Reading [[file:Test Blueprint Reading.pdf]]


 * Test Blueprint Example AND Template using Bloom's Taxonomy: [[file:TestBlueprintSample forMidterm.pdf]]


 * **Test Blueprints Templates:**





=**Write questions that test skills other than recall**= Research shows that most tests administered by faculty rely too heavily on students' recall of information (Milton, Pollio, and Eison, 1986). Bloom (1956) argues that it is important for tests to measure higher-learning as well. Fuhrmann and Grasha (1983, p. 170) have adapted Bloom's taxonomy for test development. Here is a condensation of their list:
 * Webb DOK (The NEW bloom...kind of): [[file:Webb DOK overview.pdf]]
 * Webb Activity: Webb DOK
 * Work through the Webb: [[file:DOK Activity.docx]]
 * Work through the Webb: [[file:DOK Activity.docx]]


 * Resources for designing better questions:**
 * **MY HANDOUT**
 * ****How to design better MC test items:****[[file:Bringham Young U-betterMC items.pdf]]


 * [[file:response_items_table.doc]]


 * [[file:question_templates.rtf]]


 * TEST REVISION EDIT- (Unit 7 Assessment Question Prompts Assignment) ROUNDTABLE**

=How do we decide the best way to assess?=

**Use a variety of testing methods**
Research shows that students vary in their preferences for different formats, so using a variety of methods will help students do their best (Jacobs and Chase, 1992). Multiple-choice or shortanswer questions are appropriate for assessing students' mastery of details and specific knowledge, while essay questions assess comprehension, the ability to integrate and synthesize, and the ability to apply information to new situations. //A// single test can have several formats. Try to avoid introducing a new format on the final exam: if you have given all multiple-choice quizzes or midterms, don't ask students to write an all-essay final. (Sources: Jacobs and Chase, 1992; Lowman, 1984; McKeachie, 1986; Svinicki, 1987).
 * Pattan's Teacher's Desk Reference on Assessment: [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file:wilkes-ed520/TDR-Assessment.pdf"]] [[file:wilkes-ed520/TDR-Assessment.pdf|TDR-Assessment.pdf]]
 * Pattan's Teacher's Desk Reference on Formative Assessment:[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file:wilkes-ed520/TDR-FormAssess.pdf"]] [[file:wilkes-ed520/TDR-FormAssess.pdf|TDR-FormAssess.pdf]]

=Homework= Due for Thursday:
 * UbD unit including:
 * GRASPS Performance Task with rubric
 * 5 Formative Assessments
 * Peer Assisted Learning (PALS) Activity

TEST REVISION EDIT- (Unit 7 Assessment Question Prompts Assignment)

Answer this question before you leave: What are your thoughts regarding Test Blueprints...Please elaborate as to whether you think this is something feasible to use in the classroom.

Word splash words:
 * Weight
 * Tips
 * Starting Point
 * Refined
 * Quickly
 * Over-represented
 * Blueprint