https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte In the space below, create two notes. Put your name as the topic. Discuss the pros of assessment in one note and the cons of assessment in the other. en-us 2019-02-26 18:19:27 UTC 2020-01-29 21:48:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874494 Pros:
Checks for understanding
Provides data]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874494 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874557 Pros:
Tells you how the kids are doing in school through a tangible data set

]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874557 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874626 Pros: Allows you to see which topics need more attention. ]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874626 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874630 Pros: gives us as teacher information to guide instruction ]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874630 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874649 Pros:
- See what students know
- can be more than a paper pencil test. ]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874649 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874669 2020-01-29 21:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874669 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874670 Pros:
1. general understanding of student concepts
2. good for data]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874670 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874681 Pro:
Teachers are able to gage the current understanding of the students; what needs to be reviewed, what to move on from, etc.

]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874681 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874724 2020-01-29 21:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874724 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874772 Pros: 
easy data]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874772 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874859 Cons:
Teaching to the test only

]]> 2020-01-29 21:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874859 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874882 students get test anxiety and perform poorly, even if they understand the material]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437874882 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875013 Cons: gives unnecessary anxiety to students ]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875013 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875015 Pros:
1. monitor student progress
2. gauge student mastery
3. data strands to guide future approaches to teaching
4. teacher and student reflection]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875015 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875056 Cons: Can sometimes distract from deeper learning... "Don't worry, it's not on the test." ]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875056 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875058 focuses material being assessed on what was just learned, typically no surprises or unrelated content]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875058 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875065 Pro: Provides data for both student and teacher about the level of understanding of a topic.

Con: Can limit what is taught to what will be tested as opposed to what students might find more interesting.]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875065 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875078
Con:
wordy and confusing questions

]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875078 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875084 Pro: Helps gauge the understanding of each student and generally can see where they struggled or strived.]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875084 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875138 Cons: 
1. high stakes
2. does not show mastery of a topic if there is only 1-2 questions per standard]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875138 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875142 Pro

help you learn how to teach your students]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875142 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875148 Cons:
- teaching to the test
- multiple choice = multiple guess]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875148 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875192 pro: it allows teachers to know what the students have retained.]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875192 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875241 Cons:
Stressful
Can be inaccurate representation of student knowledge]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875241 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875320 Con:
Students get stressed when tests are mentioned. They're more concerned with getting the grade then learning/retaining the information

]]> 2020-01-29 21:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875320 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875452 con: it can cause high levels of anxiety in students ]]> 2020-01-29 21:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875452 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875510 Con

harder for the arts]]> 2020-01-29 21:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875510 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875521 Cons:
1. teaching to the test
2. students can be bad test takers
3. memorization rather than mastery
4. not an accurate measure of student success]]> 2020-01-29 21:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875521 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875673 Pro: It tells you what students have learned]]> 2020-01-29 21:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875673 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875748 Con: It is a one time snap shot of what students remember rather than showing the full knowledge retained by students.]]> 2020-01-29 21:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875748 https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875891 Con: The test doesn't always test the ]]> 2020-01-29 21:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabeth_elgert/da5uk3n5bwte/wish/437875891