Assessing+&+Giving+Feedback

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=Task 1: Read Article= = =
 * //Assessing Thinking// (from Intel)

=Task 2: Review Key Principles=
 * **Model, Model, Model **
 * Show students quality samples of writing and end products.
 * Analyze with students sample work of different qualities.
 * **Provide clear concept of learning goals and criteria**
 * Articulate the specific traits of quality work (for example: soundness of reasoning, selection of evidence, clarity of explanations)
 * Create anchor charts with students to identify and make visible these traits
 * Use student checklists listing traits for students to self-assess and peer assess.
 * Create rubrics (or co-construct with students) that separate thinking from writing and project requirements.
 * **Build in opportunities for LOTS of formative feedback. **
 * Break larger projects into smaller portions, checking student understanding along the way.
 * Use exit slips, admit slips, journals, quick writes, one-on-one and small group conferences to check student understanding and give specific feedback.
 * Make feedback specific, clarifying misconceptions and challenging or extending students' thinking.
 * **Use Self-Evaluation and Peer Evaluation **
 * Focus on students understanding what constituents quality work and learning to judge the quality of their own work.
 * Have students write short paragraph highlighting strengths and weaknesses of their work. Require them to score their work with rubric, providing rationale wit supporting details from their work.
 * Avoid spending much time writing all over final product: give feedback throughout so that students can use it to improve their work.
 * **Avoid giving one grade at the end. **
 * Assess the PROCESS, not just the end PRODUCT. Give multiple grades--some formative (meant to inform your instruction to help students) and some summative (assess understanding at end of unit).

=Task 3: Small Groups Design Rubric=
 * On chart paper, create list of thinking and skills required in Model Lesson 1 from yesterday.
 * Discuss with class.

=Task 4: Independent Work=
 * Design a rubric for the task you've created today.

=Sample Rubrics=
 * Link to a page with several links to rubrics from various content areas.

=Helpful Resources=
 * //How to Assess Student Performance in Science: Using Classroomli Assessments to Enhance Learning// (108 page PDF from SERVE Center at University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
 * Designing Rubrics for Assessing Higher Order Thinking (text version a workshop--good stuff!)
 * Two Rubrics for Critical Thinking Assessment