Assessment
By: Chrystal Crawford
"Assessment is not about you as a teacher; it is about your students"(Lopez, 2013, p. 97)
This quote is so true that assessment is about the students and not the teacher. When I first started doing assessments I did not understand why I had to do them but I can say now after doing assessments I can see that assessments are needed and should be used. Assessments shows teachers if a child can do something or if they have learned something.
Lopez's 4 questions under "Defending our Assessment Practices"(Lopez, 2013, p.98)
- Why are you participating in the assessments that you use with your students?
- Can you share in explicit detail the value that you find in each assessment?
- Do you participate in assessments that you find no value for students?
- Are you using an assessment you have no idea how to deliver, but are afraid to ask for help with?
I would use these questions to see if the assessment is a benefit for the children. I would use these questions to see if I clearly understand the assessment I am using and if not I would talk to someone that could answer the questions I have. By looking at these questions I can say that looking out for the children because I want what is best for them.
What value might it add to your practice to keep these questions in mind?
Keeping these questions in mind will add a lot of value to my practice by me knowing that I am concerned about what the children are doing and if these assessments are creative and appropriate for the children I work with. These questions add value because as a teacher it is good to know the assessment you are using with the children and know why you are using them.