2.7 Assessment
Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to measure student learning and technology literacy, including the use of digital assessment tools and resources.
Reflection
The Data Inventory was completed to provide a summary of all types of data that is available in our school. The Data Inventory includes external assessments, internal assessments, and other student-level information. The School Improvement Plan was an essential tool for completing the data inventory.
Standard 2.7, Assessment establishes expectations for effectively using diagnostic, formative, or summative assessments to measure student learning and technology literacy. This artifact demonstrates my ability to identify varies assessments used to measure student learning and technology literacy. The Data Inventory list diagnostic assessments used at the start of the school year to effectively group students and provide appropriate interventions. Formative assessments are identified in the Data Inventory to guide instructional strategies and differentiation. Summative assessments are used to identify student learning problems and achievements. State summative assessments are available for online testing; our school utilizes this assessment feature allowing students in the fourth and fifth grade to use Chrome Books for testing. Assessing students in this way allowing us to measure student learning and technology literacy. Scholastic software programs such as iRead, Scholastic Reading Inventory, System 44, and Read 180 provide diagnostic and ongoing assessments that measure student learning, driving the differentiated instruction and interventions based on the students’ performance. Students build technology literacy when they use the programs with little or no assistance. Technology literacy with increase and student learning can be measured with the implementation of a new web-based assessment and learning system called Illuminate.
Completing the Data Inventory give me insight into what assessments are available in our school. I was also able to identify areas where appropriate assessments are not available. One thing I would do differently is identify an internal assessment used as an informal writing assessment for providing practice and guiding writing instruction.
The artifact impacts school improvement by identifying diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments used in our school. The data inventory gets us a clear look into what’s available and how we can be utilizing assessments. The impact can be assessed by goals established in the School Improvement Plan for improving student assessments and observations of teachers effectively using assessments to guide instruction through data review.
Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to measure student learning and technology literacy, including the use of digital assessment tools and resources.
Reflection
The Data Inventory was completed to provide a summary of all types of data that is available in our school. The Data Inventory includes external assessments, internal assessments, and other student-level information. The School Improvement Plan was an essential tool for completing the data inventory.
Standard 2.7, Assessment establishes expectations for effectively using diagnostic, formative, or summative assessments to measure student learning and technology literacy. This artifact demonstrates my ability to identify varies assessments used to measure student learning and technology literacy. The Data Inventory list diagnostic assessments used at the start of the school year to effectively group students and provide appropriate interventions. Formative assessments are identified in the Data Inventory to guide instructional strategies and differentiation. Summative assessments are used to identify student learning problems and achievements. State summative assessments are available for online testing; our school utilizes this assessment feature allowing students in the fourth and fifth grade to use Chrome Books for testing. Assessing students in this way allowing us to measure student learning and technology literacy. Scholastic software programs such as iRead, Scholastic Reading Inventory, System 44, and Read 180 provide diagnostic and ongoing assessments that measure student learning, driving the differentiated instruction and interventions based on the students’ performance. Students build technology literacy when they use the programs with little or no assistance. Technology literacy with increase and student learning can be measured with the implementation of a new web-based assessment and learning system called Illuminate.
Completing the Data Inventory give me insight into what assessments are available in our school. I was also able to identify areas where appropriate assessments are not available. One thing I would do differently is identify an internal assessment used as an informal writing assessment for providing practice and guiding writing instruction.
The artifact impacts school improvement by identifying diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments used in our school. The data inventory gets us a clear look into what’s available and how we can be utilizing assessments. The impact can be assessed by goals established in the School Improvement Plan for improving student assessments and observations of teachers effectively using assessments to guide instruction through data review.