Lesson: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Training Instructors of English as a Second Language
Testing Research
Context: The items found in this artifact are a compilation of some of my work I completed in the ASU graduate course, Classroom Assessment. This course was designed for teachers, and it stresses the construction and use of teacher-made tests; however, we also examined high stakes tests such as End-of-Grade tests since they are of major concern in our public schools today. I included, in my artifact, two of the projects I undertook in this course and three journal reactions in which I reflected on my own thoughts of some of these assessments.
Impact: Although this artifact is not specifically aligned with the NC Standard Course of Study, it does impact the students I teach. I believe that I must be knowledgeable about the assessment tools and procedures we use in our schools. With this knowledge, I can better understand the reliability and validity of the test scores, and I can determine how much weight I should put on certain assessment tools. Students, in turn, benefit from instructional planning that is based on the assessments used.
Alignment: This artifact, focusing on what I have learned about tests and testing, is aligned with INTASC Standard 8. My projects and reactions to findings I have recorded demonstrate my understanding and uses of formal and informal assessment strategies for the development of the students.