Holy Cow! I forgot to reflect on last week's class! From what I remember (bare with me it was a week ago) I got a lot out of the class session. We spent the first hour taking the Accuplacer for ESL that is used at M.S.U. It was funny because half the class had perfect or almost perfect scores on the writing and didn't know it. Had we read about the test we would have known that a score of 6 on the writing was a perfect! that illustrated the point that we need to be very familiar with the testing materials especially when using an electronic test that we did not create.
Honestly, the whole concept of assessments is very new to me from the perspective of a teacher. I remember when I was a student, I dreaded tests. now, as a graduate student I still dread them and i am a living testament that some people are simply, "Not test takers". I have a Spanish class that I am currently taking to keep my fluency and I am graded solely on my test scores! It is frustrating because my writing and reading skills are great but that fact is not exemplified in the tests.
Class was well spent reviewing the concept of assessment and coming up with valid ways to assess our students. I know as a teacher, in the future I am going to fun ways to assess my students and show that them tests do NOT have to be scary. Perhaps I could do research on the subject as part of my develop as a novice teacher.
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