Week 1 Reflection

 What Have I Learned?

By: Ella Richards

After looking back at week one of my learning about the different types of assessment, I can say that I have learned a lot! I knew what assessment was before this class, but now I am able to apply it to my future career. It is important for teachers to use assessments, because it allows them to look at the knowledge, skills, and work that children are developing during the school year. I think that knowing there are two different types of assessment is very important (formal & informal) as a future educator. By knowing this, it gives the teacher plenty of opportunities to use different types of assessments throughout the school year. 

Here are some of the vocab words from this past week, that are important for my learning!

-  Assessment --> Observing, recording, and documenting work that children produce and the process of how they do it 

- Formative Assessment --> More relaxed form of assessment, feedback for student and teacher

"What are you learning?"

    Ex: Quiz & student-teacher conferences

- Summative Assessment  --> Covers a wide body of skills and knowledge, usually comes at the end of a unit or academic year/term

"What have you learned?"

    Ex: Final Exams 

Formative vs. Summative

My Future Classroom...

There were many different types of assessments that were introduced during week one. I hope to bring a variety of assessments into my future classroom. I want my student to feel as comfortable as possible while taking any kind of assessment. I know for me personally, testing got more difficult the older I got. I never want my students to feel uncomfortable in our classroom about anything!

For that to happen, I need to try and utilize many different types of assessments to keep their brains moving and heart rates down! Examples of this could be portfolios or exit tickets. I do think that it is important to note, that not all students learn at the same pace or the same way. I will be trying my hardest to make sure that the assessments that will be given are able to be comprehended. 

Informal Example

Formal Example