A Primer (Swearingen) by Audra McPhillips https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f Either as you read, or after you are finished, add some "aha" moments either based on our previous activity OR just based on your past experiences as a student or with students. en-us 2022-08-28 05:26:25 UTC 2026-01-14 20:41:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Diagnostic provides visibility and correlates to the sentiment about the relationship between teaching and learning. https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275355525 2022-08-29 22:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275355525 Putting students first does not mean putting adults last. (A comment related to the comments around Volume & the investment/sustainability around over assessing for staff and the community we serve. https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275355888 2022-08-29 22:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275355888 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275356068 Assessment is best when it is ongoing

]]> 2022-08-29 22:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275356068 For a learning endeavor to be successful, a learner must have answers to basic questions: https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275356522 1. Where am I going?
2. Where am I now?
3. How do I get where I am going?
4. How will I know when I get there?

I wonder if our current assessment systems provide this for students. ]]> 2022-08-29 22:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275356522 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275357130 Assessments need clear and explicitly stated purposes

]]> 2022-08-29 22:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275357130 "Assessments should not merely be done to students; rather, it should also be done for students, to guide and enhance their learning." atpasquantonio https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275357809 To me, this comes back to the idea of why you're assessing at all—to show how well the students are learning and can apply their knowledge. Why does any of their learning matter outside of the class?]]> 2022-08-29 22:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275357809 For not To https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275357987 Assessment should not merely be done to students, rather it should be done for students, to guide and enhance their learning.

If students feel like assessment is something DONE to them, we need to rethink our assessment approach. ]]> 2022-08-29 22:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275357987 I really like the idea of authentic assessment, connecting to the real world is part of my job, the best assessment should reflect that. Even with low stakes (you're not getting fired for messing it up!) https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275358346 2022-08-29 22:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275358346 Not Graded https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275358502 Formative and diagnostic assessments should NOT be graded - they should be low stakes and designed to improve teaching and learning. ]]> 2022-08-29 22:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275358502 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275358876 Diagnostic assessments assist teachers with instructional planning prior to instruction- Where are the students now? What needs to be remediated and/or adjusted? 

]]> 2022-08-29 22:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275358876 Authentic Assessment https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275359212 The author speaks about assessments that are aligned to classroom objectives that reflect real-world applications. Everyone in both groups said those authentic assessments were the ones that they enjoyed the most. ]]> 2022-08-29 22:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275359212 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275360679 Assessments are NOT just for the end of instruction and should be used as part of the instruction as a tool for teachers to inform their instruction.

]]> 2022-08-29 23:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275360679 The powers in the reliability of the rubric https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275361056 'If the rubric is well designed, several instructors could score the same paper using the rubric and arrive at similar scores.' 


]]> 2022-08-29 23:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275361056 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275361121 A test can be valid, but not reliable. ]]> 2022-08-29 23:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275361121 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275361558 "Most teachers do not know well how to engage in [formative assessments]"... very true!

]]> 2022-08-29 23:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275361558 diagnostic assessment - know your audience https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275362258 "...adjust the curriculum to meet each pupil's unique needs."


]]> 2022-08-29 23:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275362258 Outcome vs experience https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275364009 "Assessment requires attention to outcomes but also and equally to the experiences that lead to those outcomes"]]> 2022-08-29 23:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275364009 Purpose of Diagnostic Assessments https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275364144 The author indicates that diagnostic assessments establish students strengths and weaknesses, which permit the instructor to remediate.  As someone who is diving into the research around deficit language and bias, I would respectfully submit that we are looking for strengths and areas of unfinished instructions so we can provide on-ramps to success with grade level learning!!

]]> 2022-08-29 23:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275364144 https://padlet.com/amcphillips1/pxfvah7s7qu8u05f/wish/2275364975 My school district redesigned our common assessments because teachers were "over assessing" during the school year...we will see how this goes this year! 

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