Authentic Assessment
What Did My Students Learn?
A Presentation by Matthew Durant
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- How can I authentically assess my students' work?
- How can I design a process of authentic assessment that will teach students how to evaluate their own work?
- How can I design a process of authentic assessment that will teach students how to peer assess each other's work?
Discussion: What forms of assessment have you used?
Presentation: Matthew Durant's Authentic Assessment- A Case Study!
Create Your Own Rubric
Background Information
First, before our project even begins our class has an overview of the project's expected outcomes. Focusing on the final project, we brainstorm what students would need to do to be successful. At first, students were not great at determining what attributes would make a great final product, but as we progressed they became very good at this. I would then take the notes from our brainstorming session and make them into a simple rubric. The students would receive the rubric before the unit even began. They were then very clear on what they would need to do to be successful on this project.
(Click here to see a sample rubric for the middle and high school grades)
(Click here to see a sample rubric for the lower-elementary grades)Second, as students worked on their project, they have the rubric in front of them. The rubric reminds of what they need to do to be successful.
Third, when they were finished with their first draft, they would formally use the rubric to assess their own work. They would make notes for further revisions. Students would then have two peers conference with them using the rubric as a guideline to assess their work. I found that the rubric helped focus the class, and that it led to deeper discussions. Because of our initial work and a clear rubric, the students had great discussions that led to better projects.
Fourth, I would then have a teacher conference with each student. I use the rubric as a guide for my comments.
Finally, students review all feedback and make final revisions to their projects.
Assessment Resources
Make your own Rubrics
Rubistar
Teach-Nology
Rubric Builder
SCORE Rubrics
Kathy Schrock's Subject-Specific and General Rubrics
Chicago Public Schools' Rubric Bank
University of Wisconsin's Teacher Created Rubrics for Assessment
Rubric to Assess a Rubric (PDF file)
"Kid Language" Writing Rubrics
Project Based Learning ChecklistsRead More About Authentic Assessment
What Is Authentic Assessment?
Assessment: At a Glance
Understanding Rubrics
Make Room for Rubrics
Techniques for Authentic Assessment
Assessment and Accountability from NWREL
Inspire your students and foster critical thinking
Humorous Authentic Assessment
Authentic Assessment at the Foundations School
Critical Issue: Rethinking Assessment and Its Role in Supporting Educational Reform
Why Should Assessment Be Based on a Vision of Learning?
The Rubric: What is a Rubric?
Blue Web'n Site Evaluation Rubric
Self-Assessment In Portfolios
Characteristics of Alternative Assessment
Assessment and Accountability from NWREL
Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign
Make a Rubric For your Online Lesson or Unit:
- Review what you want your students to learn and what essential question you will ask them.
- Brainstorm ideas on what you think students would need to do to be successful during this webquest and explore what others have developed.
- Make a simple rubric to go along with this unit or webquest.
(Realize that with kid input you will probably have to change this rubric to reflect their language and maybe they even have some unique ideas of their own.)
Revisit the Question
- How can I authentically assess my students' work?
- How can I design a process of authentic assessment that will teach students how to evaluate their own work?
- How can I design a process of authentic assessment that will teach students how to peer assess each other's work?
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Created: March 20, 2001
Updated: June 6, 2006
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