Choice in Assessment
I took a chance and tried something new today. We've been rehearsing and learning new vocabulary words for a few weeks and today we were showing off our knowledge...aka it was time for our summative assessment. I decided to give them three choices to show me that they owned these words. They could use the word in a sentence or write the definition or they could sketch or doodle the meaning of the word.
I was worried about the last choice. My worry wasn't for my students, my worry was for me. I wondered if I would I be able to see the mastery of the word in their drawing? The answer came to me in a resounding YES! It made reading over these answers interesting and fun too. I love sixth-grade readers!
Here are some of their sketches and doodles! Enjoy...
I celebrate choice in assessment. I celebrate the creativity of my sixth-grade readers and writers.
I was worried about the last choice. My worry wasn't for my students, my worry was for me. I wondered if I would I be able to see the mastery of the word in their drawing? The answer came to me in a resounding YES! It made reading over these answers interesting and fun too. I love sixth-grade readers!
Here are some of their sketches and doodles! Enjoy...
I'm so stealing this! Love!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! My 5th grader would LOVE this as an option!
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I have a spot for illustrations for our weekly root words and for some kids, this makes a huge difference in the learning of the words. But I never thought about using it as an assessment! Might just have to try this!
ReplyDeleteAmen!! Totally sharing this with our staff - we are amid a huge conversation about word study. What does it look like? Sound like? LOVE all of this.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing how your kids visually showed their understanding. I love the gum ball selfish example and the turbulent plane!
ReplyDeleteChoice in assessment is part of differentiation. Cool result.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I love this idea. Choice in assessment - and the visual representations. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to show their learning. Too fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great assessment tool you created, Michelle. Tomorrow night, #NYEDChat is hosting our chat on Formative Assessments with Judy Dodge and Blanca Duarte. There will be give aways of the book. Hope you can join us. I just put up my post at http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2017/10/weeklong-celebrations.html.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I can totally tell that they own these words! I LOVE IT! I have a question...did they choose their own words, or they were assigned the words? I've been thinking a lot about things kids do in isolation and trying to figure out what's a good balance.
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous!
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