Our friend Carl announced a nice synthesis, an unforgetable lesson at the end of this week. I quote from him this nice analogy seeing assessment as a balanced ecosystem:"I think that asking which assessment is 'good' or 'bad' is asking the wrong question. We should be asking, "What is the role of this assessment." Think of your assessment system as an ecosystem with all sorts of different plants and animals in it. We don't ask, "Is a bird better than a rabbit?" Birds have a role in nature. They aren't good or bad, just different. In the same way, there is a role for all sorts of different assessment techniques. Traditional multiple choice tests might be good for checking knowledge, but not proficiency. Project based learning is great for determining if students can really apply their knowledge in a realistic situation"
Yet I would like to add something:
- Alternative assessment, project work and rubrics denote a change in the way of evalution. they reveal that there are new methods of knowning the real abilities of the learners.
- The creation of real solid assessment means the creation of reliable learning.
- We cannot get rid of traditional ways of assessment because it still can encourage students to do the hard work of learning.
Hello Khaled!!
ReplyDeleteCertainly true that we have to combine some kind of traditional assessment with assessment through technology, but let try to make emphasis on the second one because that is what students like and we can get them motivated by means of it.
Let's make a revolutionary concept of assessment by means of rubrics and project works and. Let's work to apply the best way of assessing according to the context or situation.
Best
Mory-Ecuador
Hi Khaled. the bird and the rabbit idea makes all very clear. One is no better than other, they have different roles. What we have to do is combine the techniques from the past- after all there must be a good reason they are still so widely used with more student and skills-oriented assessment.
ReplyDeleteThe more we learn about assessment techniques, the better we can create the most useful tools for us and our students.
Hi Khaled hard week but we learned a lot I believe that we are getting a lot of tools in order to increase the level of english in our schools.
ReplyDeleteSo nice job your ribric and the webquest too.
CONGRATULATIONS.
NORI
ECUADOR
Hello Khaled I can appreciate your work and let me tell you that it is very good to know that you have put in practice some power point presentations, besides I have learned a lot with your posts as well as your blog´s comments.
ReplyDeleteFinally I want you to share with all of us your teaching experinces applied with technology, we will do it un the same way.
Once again good job
Fernando, Ecuador