tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post1063554967535963684..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: Assessement Options: A RantThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-48435765649037358082010-04-29T02:52:05.634-04:002010-04-29T02:52:05.634-04:00Nick,
I realize I am reading this post a bit late...Nick,<br /><br />I realize I am reading this post a bit late but my RSS reader has been bursting at the seams. Reading your post brings two questions to my mind:<br /><br />1. What graduate school of education in 2010 is promoting the value of multiple choice assessments over authentic, problem and project-based, student-centered, constructivist approaches to teaching and learning? Are you Carl Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539544230024970483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-54514156311780396162010-04-19T17:39:35.898-04:002010-04-19T17:39:35.898-04:00Nick, perhaps yo might get the opportunity to shar...Nick, perhaps yo might get the opportunity to share the 21st Century Fluency Project with your fellow students (http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/).It measures equally fluencies (even better than literacies really)in information, media, collaboration, creativity and solution (problem solving). Not many tests can measure all of those attributes!<br /><br />Good luck!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453445036079233206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-12439768477360303632010-04-18T21:18:14.618-04:002010-04-18T21:18:14.618-04:00I just read this post: http://spicylearning.wordpr...I just read this post: http://spicylearning.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/handhelds-in-the-classroom-test-taking-with-the-backchannel/ Now if you are going to give a traditional test, this is the way to do it. Talk about making assessment authentic...doesn't get more authentic than true collaboration!Mrs. Tenkelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-47146059176956319532010-04-18T14:24:20.368-04:002010-04-18T14:24:20.368-04:00I really enjoy reading your posts and follow you w...I really enjoy reading your posts and follow you weekly. I too, have moved away from tests of any kind. I used to have students in my 7 and 8th grade classes write a lot of essays as well as fill in the blank and multiple choice tests. I still do use some multiple choice tests but I always give a very detailed preview of the test as it is really just regurgitation. I like to have them write wintersciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888679161361104773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-91817327407289902232010-04-17T14:40:51.535-04:002010-04-17T14:40:51.535-04:00As I reflect back on the things I learned in schoo...As I reflect back on the things I learned in school, the things really learned, as in still remembered, few of them are actually from a test. They include knowledge from project based assessments. <br /><br />I also agree with what Sharon said. If I had a creative option over doing a regular essay, the creative option would take hours more time, yet it would be time more enjoyed and without Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495796538020025891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-76918958388763459652010-04-17T14:02:25.038-04:002010-04-17T14:02:25.038-04:00It's not that traditional assessments aren'...It's not that traditional assessments aren't useful, but I've discovered over the past several years that they've just sort of dropped away from my classroom practice. The types of thinking and engagement I want from my students is easier to get from them w/projects and other activities. (Part of the issue may be that I'M more engaged and interested in these assessments than woodenmaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967195923842232125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-51411432723398859882010-04-17T14:01:06.609-04:002010-04-17T14:01:06.609-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.woodenmaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967195923842232125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-73318355556637954512010-04-17T13:58:52.544-04:002010-04-17T13:58:52.544-04:00I, myself, have never used choice assessment in my...I, myself, have never used choice assessment in my classroom. However, this is not because I disagree with it, but because I’m not yet sure how to do it with 8 yr olds! But, I am exploring and learning. I think that there needs to be a balance. I think that although multiple choice tests do not always (and maybe even rarely) assess the knowledge we are seeking to assess, I am also aware that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-55069211732423826072010-04-17T11:50:22.310-04:002010-04-17T11:50:22.310-04:00Wow, thanks for the support. That was one heck of ...Wow, thanks for the support. That was one heck of a comment, but I understand. I wanted to rant for so much longer after reading those comments. It's nice to know I'm not alone.Nick Provenzanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315889912014481563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-12968639938813041092010-04-17T11:21:29.882-04:002010-04-17T11:21:29.882-04:00I definitely share your feelings on this. And whi...I definitely share your feelings on this. And while students do need to sometimes be given the "must do" assignments, I cannot get on board with the idea that our job as educators is to ensure that our students become "yes men", never thinking creatively or coming up with their own ideas. The statement that "our boss tells us something is due...and we need to do it"dolmansaxlilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689869348779122844noreply@blogger.com