Group Summary on Assessments: Czar, Michelle, Arlenia, Robert

As A group Arlenia, Michelle, Czar, and Robert two out of the four have real life experience with assessment. The two are Arlenia and Robert. We all as future or right now teachers think that assessment is important for both the student and teacher. When we assess, we are given back so sort of data. Whether it be test results from a test or quiz or just by watching our students read out loud in the classroom. As teachers we have to ask ourselves “What do I do with this data, how do I evaluate all this data?” Arlenia and Robert are teachers and Arlenia states that “What I usually do after giving a test is an item analysis. This is when I list every question and list the students that had it correct or incorrect. With this information I am able to see where we are as a class and if there are specific skills that the students had difficulty with or easily mastered. I then use this to drive my instruction in whatever area I am focused on.” I feel that this is a great way to exam both the student and you as a teacher. You get to see the results of your teachings and see if the class as a whole is learning from you. We all as a group agree upon that children do learn in different stages and modalities. So sometimes we should let the students evaluate themselves, so they will have the ability to know what they comprehend and clearly understand. We all feel that a teacher should always keep up to date with their subject matter. Teachers should always take the time to evaluate their lessons and units for the class. See if they need to make any corrections to help their students out in any way possible. Since all students learn at different rates and levels. We as teachers should use all different types of assessments not just one to judge the class or a child. If you give several different assessment to evaluate, yes it might be more work for the teacher, but in the end you are helping every child in your classroom. The key here with assessment is that you have to know what to do with the information or data given to you as a teacher. You have to have reason behind your assessments and this will make you a much better teacher once you evaluate your self and your students.