As you begin your classroom journey, one looming question is how can you determine lesson objectives on which an assessment is based?
Well, to answer that question, you must first define what assessment is. An assessment gives you information about your students’ mastery of materials. It can be as informal as an exit ticket, or as formal as state testing. Standards-based instructional planning is essential to effective student learning and assessment, and the most effective plans begin with the end-in-mind (Brewer, 2021). Teachers must first understand their standards, then select quality curricula that address the standards, and design lessons and assessments based on those standards. You need to begin with an end-in-mind approach, when planning assessments, decide ‘what do I want my student to be able to do/know at the end of this unit?’ Then plan both formative and summative assessments based on that goal. Plan lessons around the standards and how students will show mastery. Then use those assessments to improve instruction and plan the next steps, and then the next. Check out the assessment cycle below.
For more information check out Assessment Process: Searle Center for Advancing Learning & Teaching (northwestern.edu)
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