Assessment means to sit beside and guide the next instructional steps of learning. We need to deeply involve the learner. It means having the students and teachers working together to improve learning.
Evaluation means to value, to judge. It is summative and should only occur at the end of the learning. It is done by the teacher.
Assessment = scaffolding /practice/practice/practice Evaluation = Showtime! - Sandra Herbst
Classroom assessment has the greatest impact on student learning and achievement of any educational innovation ever documented and is especially true for students who struggle and need additional instructional support. - Black and Wiliam 1998
Perhaps the question should be - Why do we keep assessing students in traditional ways?
Wow, nice link to "Inside the Black Box"....I was shocked when it linked in...and then excited that i didn't have to go looking for it!!! nicely done ya techie guru!
ReplyDeleteI think it goes back to mindsets. Perhaps we need to rethink "student achievement" and rethink our practices for documenting and reporting learning.
ReplyDelete“The great teachers believe in the growth of the intellect and talent, and they are fascinated with the process of learning” (Dweck in Mann).