Analyzing the different assessment indicator tests online and throughout the textbook material was fun for me. It helped me determine, understand, compare and contrast my personality and learning styles and how I can effectively approach new material in work, school and in general, life situations. Developing these analysis on the various reports given to me, will help me in preparing for future job interviews, group work and work projects. The following explains in detail the results of each of my assesments and what I found to be interesting about them.
First and foremost, the achievement assessment, I did not find this particular assessment to be all that helpful. I do enjoy reflecting and analyzing my past experiences, however placing
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The results yield the same results as my Myer Briggs assessment that I will discuss in the next paragraph. In my personal and work learning styles I tend to seek advancement, I am always striving for more, and better. I know by working hard I will be able to advance quicker. Whether I am seeking to get better grades, by studying harder and really trying to understand the material, or trying to reach a higher position within my company, by putting in extra hours, and going above and beyond what is asked of me. In that I find myself striving for personal growth, I know in order to get better, and be more advanced I need to allow room everyday for personal growth. I’ve always enjoyed the saying, “A day of learning nothing is a day of waste.” This ties into my psychological wants and needs, I want to learn and grow, work hard, to achieve at what my mind is on in the moment, to have a balance between personal an work atmospheres and to have stability in my life. These results tie into my personality style assessement and personal and work assessments in the textbook. I find that I am constantly looking for ways to innovate myself into new management techniques and lifestyle, and I feel as if the results reflect that …show more content…
The first assessment online analyized my strengths and weaknesses and showed me how to best play them to my benefit. I received a 4.57 out of a 5.0 scale on SELF. Meaning, I have a good sense of self-worth and who I am. I enjoy spending time by myself to reflect on ideas. I acknowledge small details that I want to fix and pride myself in growth. The results state that I like to work on projects myself, which is true,and that I best learn from trail and error, also true. The advice it gave me is to keep a journal and allow time in the day to reflect on new ideas and information. Lastly, to discuss my learning styles, the results yield a fairly well balanced scale from active and reflective learners (1), sensing and intuitive learners (1), visual and verbal learners (3), and sequential and global learners (3). Meaning that depending on the situation, I can easily adapt to the way I need in order to best understand the material, which also coincides with the results I dicussed in the first assessment
The district is now making all teachers use an assessment tool called iReady. It is a website that assesses students in math and reading. They are first tested on a kindergarten through fifth grade range to find out what they know. Then the program takes that score and determines the right level for the child and they are tested again on the level. Once all students have been assessed the program orders the students from highest to lowest and by average grade level skill they are on: early second grade, middle second grade, late second grade or any other grade. The teacher uses those scores to create her reading groups, math groups and the students she will give extra assistance to. They haven’t officially established how many times and when they will do this iReady assessment but for now they are doing it once a week for forty five minutes. The test also flags if they spent too long or too little time on a question. The ones that spent less than 15 seconds per problem are to go back and do the assessment again.
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Moreover, I learned the act of administering an assessment of this nature in a one-on-one setting. As a future teacher, I will need to assess my students informally, formally, and quite frequently. This particular assessment was great practice. Something to consider is completing running records in a
After taking the Personal Survey of Assessment Literacy, I learned a lot about myself and what I do know about assessments, and what I don’t. This survey allowed me to reflect on the process that I take to plan, develop, and administer tests in my class and what I need to do with the results. When I went through the criteria of all of the topics in the survey, I honestly did not know what the survey was talking about or what it meant. This was really concerning to me because I like to think that I do a pretty good job when it comes to instruction of my class and how I assess their knowledge of the material. I learned from this survey that there are a lot of things I do well during assessments and that there is still a lot that I need to learn to be an effective classroom leader. After scoring the survey, I noticed that I scored myself the highest in the section of During Test Administration with a perfect average score of 5 and scored an average of 4 in the section After Testing. The two lowest sections I scored in where in the General Considerations with an average score of 3.3 and in the section of Prior to Test Design with a score of 3.5.
For the PDSA cycle I am going to use individual journal entries because they are engaging and interactive to every student, and they are a great tool in reflecting on what each student has learned in the lesson. “Student-centered assessments must be engaging and interactive, while incorporating sharing, trusting, team building, reflecting, helping and coaching.”(Pitas, 2000) The students will be given the freedom to write anything that is on their mind and the students will answer three questions that will help generate well thought out answers. The students will write at the very least a paragraph for each day they are learning a lesson.
Assessment has been the greatest challenge in my development as a professional. My coursework as supported my growth in this area, especially in understanding the broad range of assessments used to support students’ growth and development. My courses have also supported my understanding of how ongoing observational assessment and standards-based measures can be used to inform instruction and support the cycle of observation, reflection and planning. Coursework
I have this as my first one because as a person who has a learning disability it is difficult as it is to recall information needed for a test. I think I will know if I achieve this by the grades I get on the test, it will either be an extraordinary or low grade. But then again, it isn’t always the information to see if I passed; it is how well I can understand the information that is being presented.
I found this assessment extremely useful since it helped me see my weaknesses and strengths clearer. Knowing what my strengths and weaknesses are helps me know what sort of emotions or habits I need to be careful of and what qualities I can improve and/or
I found the results of my self-assessments to be a very insightful and accurate description of myself. The results of the learning styles test and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II are very valuable for examining my personality traits and learning style and making improvements as needed.
I scored a 0 on the realistic scale. I scored a 0 for the fact I am not a hands on and practical individual. I do not like working with materials, tools, and machinery. I would rather work with other in close proximity and build relationships. My realistic score of 0 was not surprising, since it doesn’t correlate with my personality traits. On the investigative scale, I scored a 9. Thinking is a critical part in counseling. I desire to work with others to find solutions to their problems. My artistic score was a 4, which reflects my love for the arts and music. I would love to incorporate art and music into the counseling process with my future clients. On the social scale, I scored a 22. This is a significantly high score, which did not surprise me, since I am a very social individual. I love to work with others and help them grow. I desire to teach new ideas, help others, and provide advice. My enterprising score was a 2. I like taking on projects, persuading individuals, and leading them. The final part of the assessment is the conventional section, which I scored a 2 on. I enjoy working with set procedures and routines with a strong leadership component (O*NET,
After completing the assessment exercise I have been able to carefully my personality. The exercise consisted of an evaluation of four areas: Locus of Control, Personality Type, Stress Reactions, and Learning Styles.
Self assessment is a process in which you examine yourself in attempt to discover and learn more about yourself. Your likes, dislikes, behaviors, attitudes and habits can be found during this process. You can use the discoveries to your advantage by accepting or changing strengths and weaknesses. I plan on using this course to enhance my personal skills to become a better student and find success in earning my Bachelor of Arts degree at Ashford University in Social Science. Self Assessment is the first step in my successful future.
Through assessment students and teachers are able to determine the level of mastery a student has achieved with standards taught. Both formative and summative assessment should be purposeful and targeted to gain the most accurate data to drive further instruction (Ainsworth, 2010). While this syllabus does a good job of identifying the need for both formal and informal assessments, the way in which this is communicated does not provide enough detail for understanding. Simply listing assessment types does not give any insight into how these assessments fit in the learning process of this course. While some of the assessments mentioned could be common assessments chosen by the school or district to gain insight into the effectiveness of instruction, the inclusion of authentic assessments is most beneficial to students and demonstrates learning in a context closer to that of a work environment (Rovai, 2004). Unfortunately, this particular course, according to this syllabus, relies heavily on quizzes and traditional tests and essays to form the bulk of assessment opportunities. While other activities, such as formative assessments, journaling and discussions are mentioned as possible avenues for scoring, they are given a very low percentage of the overall grade. This shows that they are not valued for their ability to show progression and mastery. If this is indeed the case, this puts the students as a
As teachers, we have to monitor the progress our students make each day, week, quarter and year. Classroom assessments are one of the most crucial educational tools for teachers. When assessments are properly developed and interpreted, they can help teachers better understand their students learning progress and needs, by providing the resources to collect evidence that indicates what information their students know and what skills they can perform. Assessments help teachers to not only identify and monitor learners’ strengths, weaknesses, learning and progress but also help them to better plan and conduct instruction. For these reasons, ongoing classroom assessment is the glue that binds teaching and learning together and allows educators to monitor their efficacy and student learning.
As I reflect on my past assessment process, I realized how much my assessments have changed over the years. In my early years, I used tests for informational recall as my assessments. I felt these were appropriate guidelines in which I needed to follow in order to substantiate a student’s grade. Every assignment or tests was given a point value and then based on the amount of points, a grade was given. Every student’s assessment was exactly the same, and the assessments did not contain any subjectivity. I felt confident in giving the grade based on a valid point system. However reflecting back, I see that I did not include any performance-based assessments or individual learning styles in my early assessment. I also did not take into consideration the individual needs of my students. My assessment approach was awful. I am embarrassed that I use to assess students in this manner.