Chapter 3 Principles of Successful Assessment in the Differentiated Classroom

This chapter ties in with chapter 5 from ubd/di. I particularly enjoyed the example about the teacher receiving an evaluation that would be tied to his/her salary; that is a great way of explaining it. I think that teachers needs to spend a lot of time going over their expectations for students as far as assessment, this includes: homework, quizzes, tests, in class projects, in class discussions etc. Classes should be structured in a way to provide the most varied and comprehensive grading possible. If all you give are multiple choice quizzes to your group of students and 2 out of 10 bomb them, then you give a take home essay and those two kids ace them, you know what you’re dealing with and how to improve your grading techniques, perhaps for just those two kids or maybe for the whole class. Assessment needs to fit the curriculum, fit the teacher, and fit the students.