Reflecting on the assessment procedures in this module has made me search for ways to include all my students. First, because the group is small, and secondly because there is such a wide range of ages. The common factor for all of them is limited reading skills.
Because of limited reading skills, assessment must target non-traditional means. For this reason I will use checklists with picture responses and graphs.
My students have used self-assessment to a limited degree by daily determining if they have met their behavior goals. However, in reality this is usually limited because of the time it takes to talk them through it and have them try to verbalize specific examples. To involve them more in assessment, I will have them personalize their goal at the beginning of the unit. Then we will reword the checklist to match their goal.
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I assess student learning in various ways. Primarily through traditional test forms, as I teach 2nd grade and children are learning to fine tune academic/ basic skills -- addition and subtraction operations; measurement; time; multiplication facts;counting money; penmanship in printing and cursive; phonics skills; reading skills; language skills; etc. There are also opportunities for children to be assessed orally and through physical activites and games as well as individual demonstrations.
One of my favorite ways to involve students in the assessment process is when we are doing activities such as measurement and one student in the group can "check" the work of their group mates. I also like to promote chidren to engage in converstion to discuss the activity they are doing. This often leads to a positive learning experience as we know that by helping /teaching/ assessing others your learning experience in turn is enhanced and reinforced.
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