Narrative+of+evaluation+of+new+assessments

=Narrative of evaluation of new assessments=

Consider recording myself with Vado talking about this and post it instead of writing something.

Chapter Five: Cooperation assessment (sixth grade commercials)
I used this assessment with a group project in the sixth grade. Students had to learn about eco-friendly products, then create a commercial for an eco-friendly product. The product could be an existing product or one they invented or improved. During the course of the project, groups solved problems on their own and came to many different types of solutions: making models, costumes, props, backdrops, etc. The assessment technique significantly improved my own and my students' experience of group work. The students really enjoyed having a way to keep their fellow students responsible without just complaining at them. I found that it really does inspire communication and improved group dynamics. I think it also teaches them a valuable lesson about what happens when we do and don't communicate our expectations of one another.

View this video taped after a class in which an "employee" was given notice:

Chapter Six: Analytic scoring rubric for summative task (sixth grade commercials)
After becoming more familiar with analytic scoring rubrics during the writing of the standards-based unit, I decided I wanted to use these more with older students. In order to introduce this to my students, I asked them to describe the criteria we should use to evaluate our work after I had introduced a new task. I polled each class through the week and complied their responses on a Google Doc. After we had begun the project, I briefly reviewed the criteria with them, noting which criteria had the highest frequency of occurrence across groups. Together we decided which were related, which were necessary and came to agreement on a list. We referred to these often as we worked on our projects.