Thing 12 - Assessment/Evaluation and Survey Tools

 

Above are three screen shots of an exit card that I created to use w/my middle schoolers.  The example above shows responses from 8th graders, who had to do an exit card/3-2-1 related to the Periodic Table.  I created a general exit/3-2-1 card to be used w/all three classes.  In this particular instance, 17/21 8th graders responded to the 3-2-1.  I know that at least one of the 21 students does not have Internet at home, and at least two others have very limited use of the Internet allowed to them when they are home.  As a result they very seldom submit any type of assignment on-line or even type an assignment for that matter.  I really like the abilities that Google Docs offers.  In an assignment or quiz like this, it captures and organizes the responses in a nice format.  I can go to one "place" and read their comments and assess their understanding and make any adjustments for the next day for each individual or the entire class.  I don't think this will be as useful for a longer assessment or assignment, but it is very handy for a short quiz or exit card, whether it is an individual response or group response quiz or exit card.

Above is a roller coaster rubric that I created for a current 7th grade project.  As with the above mentioned 3-2-1 exit card and this rubric, these are actual examples and tools that I have created and that I am actively/currently using with my students.  I use rubrics for many "projects" and assignments, and I had not used Rubistar or anything similar before.  I had always created my own or used previously created ones from other sources.  The Rubistar templates are general in nature, and I had to adapt from more than one template to meet the needs of my project.

Because I teach in a Catholic school, the data tools that are available are probably different than most public schools.  We have not given the MEAP in several years, but do have a Diocesan wide assessment that we give.  This was the first year that our school administered MAP testing and in the last few years we had given the ITBS test.  Both provide the some of the same types of information that was described in the PowerPoint.  Data is available that compares our students to other students in the Diocese of Grand Rapids and across the U.S.  I know in the younger grades that they also use Dible and math RTI program.  We have also just implemented an on-line grading system and it provides access to our parents and students to view their on-line grades.  FERPA/HIPAA are both important because they address what disclosures are allowed without consent or disclosure, although because I teach in a private school, and I think there are some exceptions to the rules that apply to public institutions.

B. Sack