Chapter 11 (Friend)

Chapter 11     Evaluating Student Learning

-Accommodations before the test

                 -study guide, practice test, tutoring, test-taking skills, chunking, mnemonics, keyword method, rehearsal strategy, modified test instruction

-Accommodations during the test

                -alternative forms of questions, alternative ways of administering the test, alternative test site

-Accommodations after the test

                -Changing letter or number grades, grading criteria, alternatives to letter and number grades, competency checklist

-differentiated report card- report cards that have individualized provisions for students, including additional information to clarify grades and separate grades for different grading elements such as progress and effort

-daily activity logs- strategy for providing ongoing information for students and their parents about learning by noting daily observations of student work, effort, and outcomes

-separate grades – differentiating report cards by assigning grades for different grading elements such as effort and progress

-progress on IEP objectives – A type of grading adaptation in which a student’s grade is on the measurable goals and objectives and progress monitoring components of the IEP http://circleofinclusion.org/english/formsarticles/forms/8eval.data.monit/form8index.html

-prioritizing the of curriculum- a type of grading adaptation in which a student’s grade is based on specific content determined to be most important by the teacher.

-balanced grading- a type of grading adaptation that considers effort and/or the performance of learning strategies along with products of performance when determining a student’s grade.

-improvement grades- giving credit in evaluation of student performance for progress made, based on the student’s level of learning prior to instruction

-performace-based assessment – method of evaluation that measures what students can do with knowledge rather than measuring specific bit of knowledge the student possesses.  http://www.projectappleseed.org/assesment.html

-authentic learning tasks – tasks used in performance-based assessment that are based on real-world contexts and lead to real-world outcomes

-portfolio assessment – method of evaluation in which a purposeful collection of student work is used to determine student effort, progress, and achievement in one or more areas. http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/assess6.html