Chapter 4

Abstract:

This chapter discussed three different forms of assessment: portfolios, rubrics and student self-assessment. As the chapter mentioned, portfolios are good to use because they are composed of many items and are taken over a long amount of time. The next type of assessment was the rubric. Chapter 4 mentioned two types of this assessment, analytic and holistic. Rubrics account for such things as content, clarity and practicality. When using rubrics, it is important to not put too much emphasis on the less important ideas. The final type of assessment was student self-assessment. This could be done through checklists or reflections on what the student has learned or has yet to learn.

Reflection:

We all agreed that this chapter would be useful to us in the classroom. Chelsae and Erik both really liked the section on portfolios. Erik thought that he would use them in his classroom and liked the idea of letting the students put all of the pieces into it while Chelsae thought that this information would be helpful when putting together her own portfolio. Audra really liked the section on rubrics and remembered that one of her high school teachers had used rubrics and it had really motivated her to produce better work. However, the section on rubrics was a little unclear as Chelsae had a hard time figuring out the difference between holistic and analytic rubrics. Chelsae and Audra both liked the idea of student self assessment because they are versatile and help the students and teachers learn more about one another. Audra will be interested to see if they work in the classroom as well as the chapter suggests.