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Build classroom assessments that improve instruction and learning. Advantages of a classroom blueprint Classroom assessment blueprints have an advantage over district blueprints. They are flexible and designed for instructional and student learning needs. Create assessments to answer questions about instructional practice and student progress. A blueprint is the first step in creating useful student assessment
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The following are potential ways to improve performance, but undermine the value of the performance data. Practice and rehearse the task in preparation for the student to recall information, not involve complex thinking. Provide too much information during the task to prompt responses, hindering students thinking for themselves. Structure the task with too specific directions
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The best classroom assessment is designed to fulfill your performance data needs. Desired information equals valuable and useful data. Complexity and rigor should be beneficial to learning Higher order assessments don’t have to be hard. An appropriate level of complexity and rigor best measures student thinking, including the assessment’s required reading. It is often difficult
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What problem solvers do? IDEAL problem solve What questions can we ask? Before a student can solve higher order thinking problems, they need to understand the task. Students must ask questions about the problem. Once they understand the issue, then they make sense of relevant information. Strategies As with all learning skills, strategy needs to
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An effective science assessment measures student understanding and knowledge of concepts. The standard-based questions work together to create a big picture of student understanding. Question the test
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The best classroom assessments are designed to fulfill your performance data needs. Desired information equals valuable and useful data. Complexity and rigor should be beneficial to learningHigher order assessments don’t have to be hard. An appropriate level of complexity and rigor best measures student thinking, including the assessment’s required reading. It is often difficult or
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Passage considerations Passages not in context to instruction and requiring extensive background knowledge will hinder student performance. The resulting data will not provide appropriate insight into learning. It will be especially true with English learners and students struggling with current content. The length of passages will determine the time to complete the assessment. If the
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Why are we giving this assessment? Why do our students need to take this assessment? Purpose of the assessment The purpose of the test is tied to the use of the performance data. Question the need
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Gap prevention is much easier to manage than intervention. Monitor gaps between intended and actual Gaps are everywhere on a school site. Learning gaps Instructional gaps Assessment gaps Spending gaps Communication gaps Most school district plans do not match the intended success. Embrace gaps When we embrace the gaps, it provides opportunities to improve instruction
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How much time did they spend urinating instead of learning? In the elementary grades, I started Back to School Night or the new version Parent Information Night, with a math problem for the parents. How many school days are in the year? Most did not have the exact answer but were close. The standard year in our
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