Assessment Ideas in PBL
Check out the following links for some ideas to help manage assessment data and please comment on how you would use one of the ideas when assessing content understanding in your PBL design:
Exit slips
Authentic Assessment
Google Forms
I love exit cards! I use them a lot when students watch movies or play math games. I find it holds them accountable. I love with math games to have a question that would help me to see if they understood the strategy/purpose of the game. I could definitely see myself using this with my PBL. It would be a great way for me to see who in the group is understanding the skills they are working on and who needs more guidance.
ReplyDeleteI have only used Google Docs 1 time and it was with a group of teachers. I love the idea of students taking their spelling test using it. How would you create this and send it in a way for students to do that? Would they each have to have their own email address?
@Emily...I've never used Google forms for assessment, yet, however have heard that it is apparently super easy for exit slips. You can sort and organize the data to maximize time. My guess is that you might be able to work around students not having their own email account.
ReplyDelete@Emily...I've never used Google forms for assessment, yet, however have heard that it is apparently super easy for exit slips. You can sort and organize the data to maximize time. My guess is that you might be able to work around students not having their own email account.
ReplyDelete@Emily...Chris is correct. You can change the settings on the form so that they do not have to have their own e-mail address. Do you have Google Apps for Education in your district?
ReplyDeleteI do not know about the Google Apps for Education. I will have to talk to our tech person to find out about that!
ReplyDeleteOk, I consider myself to be a fairly tech savvy person, and I have never used (or heard of) using Google forms before! I LOVE using exit slips (although I've fallen off the exit slip wagon in recent years) but I find them to be so valuable for getting the kids thoughts quickly at the end of a class. So often, we're teaching, trying to cram everything into the valuable minutes that we have - and I often forget to reflect on the day's lessons.
ReplyDelete@Erin We have access to Google Forms through Google Drive (you create one just like you would create a Google Doc...it is an option under the "create" menu).
DeleteSchoology is also an excellent tool for quick, formative assessments in the form of a "bell ringer" or exit slip.
I happened to come across this yesterday: 80 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom http://www.teachthought.com/technology/80-interesting-ways-to-use-google-forms-in-the-classroom/
I'm starting to work with schoology before we implement it next year. Anyone who knows me realizes technology is not my forte (right Erin). I'd love to try "bell ringer" once I get the hang of schoology. =Nicki Utz
DeleteThere will be many Schoology workshops offered during the FH PD the first two weeks of June. :)
DeleteI like the information about exit slips. I've used hard copies in the past. I would love to branch out and try a computer response. I still need to figure out how to post with my name instead of "anonymous"-Nicki Utz
ReplyDelete@nicki - just sign in with your FH Google Account and you will no longer appear as "Anonymous".
DeleteThanks! It worked.
ReplyDeleteYea Nicki Utz! :) we'll be in all this mess together!
ReplyDeleteI have never used exit slips but after reading this article I realize their value and plan to use them in my classroom. I have relied on the after-delivery worksheet to reflect understanding, at the end of class if time allowed, next day if time did not. But using a single comprehension question, a subjective outlet for the student and a way for teacher to self-assess are great reasons to consider using this tool. Especially in a situation where time is scant, a student still feels they've had time to decompress instead of having to run off to the next academic with head still spinning from the last bell. I'm glad to have gotten another tool to add to my bag of tricks. I'm going to use an exit slip on the last day this year to prompt my summer reflection!
ReplyDelete@Deb since you are a 1:1 laptop campus, you can easily give quick exit slips using online tools. Depending on the types of questions you ask, the tool can collect and analyze the data, as well as, track progress over time.
DeleteI read the article revealing the 10 tips for Authentic Assessments which reminded me of the forever questions students ask, "how is this going to help me in the future?" Authentic Assessments are designed to do just that, to make lessons applicable to life. & their future. Using a team-teacher approach for planning lessons and begining with the summative assessment as a guide, the article suggests are key to making this strategy work. Then, to assess students during their lesson, using a familiar rubric to keep students on their toes during this type inquiry. Then keeping it fun was the final tip...which of course is always a good thing for learning!
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