Assessments

Types of Assessments:
Selected response 
-Pro-  This assessment is good when what is being assessed is more cognitive than that of a physical nature.
-Con-  This assessment is not meant to accurately measure skills or someone producing something physical.
Extended Written Response
-Pro- This kind of assessment is to be used again in more of the cognitive sense. It allows a deeper understanding of the student's thinking.
-Con- This assessment does not allow an accurate assessment of physical skills.
 Performance Assessment 
-Pro- This assessment is more for the physical side. It gives a good representation of what can be assessed.
-Con- It does not allow the cognitive functions to be assessed very accurately.
Personal Communication
-Pro- This can allow assessment be applied in various areas as a conversation can be had showing knowledge and understanding of various areas.
-Con- This assessment is not good when a product needs to be produced as there is not much evidence to support it than the conversation itself.

As you begin writing your lesson plan, what role will assessment play?  
         The assessment will guide me in making sure that my learning target is accurate and matches with the standard that I have chosen. Making sure that my assessment matches my learning target is important because then the accuracy of the assessment is proven and can be trusted once the results are in from the assessment. The assessment I use will also inform me if there are any other materials that I will need in order to perform the assessment of the students. It will inform me of the time that I would need to make available in order to perform the assessment and it will also dictate how I have the class organized to make it so the assessment is as efficient as possible.