Value added assements, gives something to strive for. Rubics/grades/standings/ helps guide what is expected.
Value added assessment has instructors working to reach all students in the learning process. Having a variety of teaching strategies allows you to meet student's needs no matter the ability level.
If I am understanding this correctly, it is a way to not so much measure their retention and memorization, but rather progress along the scale of understanding the material.
With us moving from the classroom to on-line we will need assessments to adapt to this new environment.
Rubrics provide a measuring tool for the students but it may limit the students creativity. Value added measures improvement. Rubrics help me when graading assignments.
I learned more about the design of a rubric; it was interesting to note that the number of performance levels should be even, 4 or 6. The basis for that made sense and I intend to apply this theory.
Value-added assessment should be shared with colleagues.
This module is highly informational in all aspects of online teaching, students' centered learning and evaluation, It is also highly valuable for course revisions by way of students and teachers evaluating methids.
Dr. Anton Hawatmeh
Rubrics can help students formulate answers which are on task with course objectives. This leads to better grades, better retention of knowledge and better future application of skills.
The value to assesment and how it is related to sudent growth.
Rubrics let the students know exactly what points they need to focus on in the project.
I should use a variety of types of assessment to make choices on content.
Rubrics can be a great way to provide specific feedback to students on a variety topics where they are being assessed. The key to using a rubic though is that students understand the rubic and how it is being used.
I didn't realize course evaluations were so important. I can't figure out why we don't make them more mandatory for HS students. I would enjoy this.
Using Rubric is an excellent tool for the student to use prior to finishing their assignment, it serves as a guide to improve their work. it also lets them know where they went wrong. For example, at the school, I work at if a student does not answer the initial discussion forum within 2 days and answer two classmates within 4 days they lose a lot of points. Having the Rubric lets them know they need to improve on that and motivates them to make sure they answer within the frame it tells them.
VAlue added assement can be used to indicate a student's progress in the learning rather than a percentage of the content they have mastered. Value-added assessments can be used with special needs learners, who are not expected to master a percentage of content to be successful. Value added assessment can be diagnostic and can provide fair comparison and accountability.
I hope that writting rubrics comes more easily soon. It said in the text that teachers new to writing rubrics can find it "time consuming". I've been using them for a while and still find them time consuming to compose. I would also have like to have more examples of value added assessments. I'm still not sure how I can have students complete simulations and skill performances on-line.
Allowing students to understand the value of the assessment as well as the instruction - or content area covered in the assessment - helps the student understand that it is important information they are learning.
The importance of rubrics to ensure the student understands the assignment and gives me a guideline to follow in grading. Also, the importance of evaluating the course overall in regard to the students learning.
Assessments help teachers by giving them on going feedback about how well the students are understanding the course. Then teachers can take this feedback and make changes where needed.
