Prepare Prior to beginning work on this discussion, Read Chapter 2: Purposes and Characteristics of Educational Assessments Complete the following tutorial to help you conduct your research
Week 2 Discussion 2 Current Research Findings [WLO:1] [CLOs:2,6]
Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this discussion,
Read Chapter 2: Purposes and Characteristics of Educational Assessments
Complete the following tutorial to help you conduct your research: How to Findit@AU tutorial (Links to an external site.)
Search for a peer-reviewed journal article in the Ashford University Library about current research findings in classroom assessment that explores the purposes and limitations of assessments for learning. Your article should be no more than five years old. Here are some topics you may want to consider:
Test Bias
Bell Curve Controversy
Standardized Testing
Test Anxiety
Grade Inflation
Academic Cheating
Portfolio Assessment
Computer Adaptive Testing
Grades and Grading
Testing learners with disabilities
Performance-Based Assessment
Subjectivity of Rubrics
Reflect
Consider how your chosen article exposes potential limitations of assessments for learning.
Write (Post Initial Response by Thursday, Day 3)
Complete the following:
Include the topic of your article before you write your summary.
Provide a brief summary (about 250 words) of your peer-reviewed article that includes the major ideas, arguments, and findings.
Share your own thoughts and comments about the article. What did you find interesting or what surprised you? Use the course readings to support your response.
Develop one question that you have about your particular topic that would require a bit more research. Place this question at the end of your response.
Be sure to cite and reference your article using APA formatting. For further assistance, refer to Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.).
Required Resources
Text
Lefrançois, G. R. (2013). Of learning and assessment. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
Chapter 2: Purposes and Characteristics of Educational Assessments
Chapter 5: Placement, Diagnostic, and Formative Assessment
Article
Davis, V. (2015, January 15). Fantastic, fast formative assessment tools (Links to an external site.) [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis
This blog provides information about different methods to formatively assess learning and will assist you in your Creation of Formative Assessments assignment this week.
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Edutopia. (2011, January 17). Keeping it relevant and "authentic" (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/video/keeping-it-relevant-and-authentic
This video provides information about how one teacher uses formative assessments in the classroom. This video is one of three options you may choose to watch and will assist you in your Types of Assessment Tools discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
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Queen’s University. (n.d.). Examples of formative assessment exercises (Links to an external site.) [Web module slide]. In, Feedback and formative assessment tools [Web module section]. In, Assessment strategies [Web module]. Retrieved from Queen’s University Teaching and Learning in Higher Education website: http://www.queensu.ca/teachingandlearning/modules/assessments/14_s2_06_examples_of_formative_assessments.html
This web module slide provides information about different methods to formatively assess learning and will assist you in your Creation of Formative Assessments assignment this week.
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Teaching Channel. (n.d.). Assess and plan with exit tickets (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teacher-assessment-strategy
This video provides information about how one teacher uses formative assessments in the classroom. This video is one of three options you may choose to watch and will assist you in your Types of Assessment Tools discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
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Teaching Channel. (n.d.). Improving practice with Sarah Brown Wessling (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/improving-teacher-practice
This video provides information about how one teacher uses formative assessments in the classroom. This video is one of three options you may choose to watch and will assist you in your Types of Assessment Tools discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
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Wess. D. (n.d.). 56 different ways to gather evidence of student achievement (Links to an external site.) [Presentation slides]. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nzhdnyMQmio5lNT75ITB45rHyLISHEEHZlHTWJRqLmQ/pub?slide=id.p
This presentation provides information about different methods to formatively assess learning and will assist you in your Creation of Formative Assessments assignment this week.
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