Student Assessments
I think the key to having students assess themselves is to teach them how to do that. We can't just present them with an assessment or rubric and trust that they will be able to accurately complete it. Especially in the elementary levels, students will base the value of a project on what looks nice rather than the quality of the work. We recently finished food chain stackers and I had my students help me pick some projects to hang in the hallway. Several students picked a project that had awesome illustrations and coloring, but the organisms in the food chain were out of order and were not labeled properly. They never even considered that. They immediately chose the one that looked the best. Before I turn over a self-assessment to my students, I will need to go through each section and explain what they are looking for and maybe give them examples of what would fall in to each category. It is not impossible, but will take some extra effort to get a true response.
posted by Kristy Carter @ 5:46 PM
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5 Comments:
Excellent point! We do not assume that students can differentiate between what is and is not quality. They may also need to see several examples of the level of quality that we want.
I agree, even with HS students. My students were more worried about making a "pretty" bridge than a strong one.
I agree that, in self assessment, students, esp. elem. students, have to be shown and taught, demonstrated to, guide them etc. Can't just say, here ya go!
As far as assessing student learning, I make sure students have pre-determined guidelines of my expectations. Students need to know what we want from them and they WILL rise to the occasion.
I involve students in assessment by giving them the standards before we start the activity. Also, I let students grade themselves throughout the activity.
I agree as well. Even high school students need direction in the beginning to be able to see what "good" is. I use this a lot with TAKS OER answers and TAKS essays. We go over the rubric released by the state, then we go over sample writings that the state has released as a class. The students then get to go over examples and rate them in small groups or individually. Finally, the students look at their own writings and grade them. This has really helped their ability to see what is good in their own work, as well as what the standards and expectations are.
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