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Reading Endorsement - Competency 3
Foundations of Assessment
In this course, teachers will understand how to select and administer appropriate assessments and analyze data to inform reading instruction to meet the needs of students. Teachers will engage in the systematic problem solving process: use data to accurately identify problems, analyze those problems, design and implement interventions, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and intensify instruction based on individual student needs.
The impact that assessments have on differentiated instruction from the teacher's perspective is one that is beneficial all around. The assessment provides data that drives the teacher's lesson and instruction assisting with the individual needs and directing differentiated instruction. The teacher is able to dissect and assist in small groups by revisiting the weaknessess and strengths of each student in order to improve and show progress on the next assessment. From the student's perpective, it provides an opportunity to show the student whether he or she is showing progress and sort of gives a wake up call that he or she needs to improve and in what specific areas. Assessments guide lessons and instructions but in my opinion should not be taken to the extremes where we just teach to the test.
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ReplyDeleteAssessments impact on the planning teachers make. The selection of materials; together with the implementation of a differentiated instruction based on the strengths and weakness of the students.
The students, at the same time, benefits from the assessment; it shows them how they are progressing. Also, if they need to improve in certain areas.
Assessment done periodically throughout the school year help teachers understand where the student’s needs are. This information allows teachers to develop lesson plans that will be affective and meet individual student’s needs during DI. Results from assessments need to be shared with the students so they have some ownership of their education and give meaning to what we as educators are trying to accomplish in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteDifferentiation in Instruction is a philosophy that enables teachers to plan strategically in order to reach the needs of the diverse learners in the classrooms today to achieve targeted standards. Students come to school with varying learning styles and numerous intelligences, differentiated instruction becomes a means of addressing the learning needs of everyone in the classroom. Because we have used the analogy of "one size doesn't fit all" for years in education, the teacher quickly MUST use numerous strategies to adjust the learning in his or her classroom to fit the learner instead of using the same strategy for all learners.
ReplyDeleteJust as one size of learning doesn't fit all, one size of assessment doesn't suit all learners either. So in assessing the learning, we need different approaches to check the learning and adjust the learning; the same as we adjusted our instructional strategies to fit and meet the learner's needs. Thus, why Differentiated Instruction groups are needed in every classroom. Both The teacher and the student benefit greatly from Differentiated Instruction.
Assessments are very important it help guide individualized instruction in your classroom. Assessment gives you and the student’s a clear understanding on what we need to work on. I use my assessment information to develop an IEP’s . It also helps me when I have parent conferences with my parent I would explain the components that was assess and share materials they can work with at home Fcrr.com the best receipt for me..I also use it as a motivator to set personal goals for my class. Assessment is a great tool it teaches you what you need to help your students.
ReplyDeleteIn order to differentiate instruction, we as teachers need to know our students’ needs, skills and levels of understanding, and that’s where assessment comes in. When we provide our students with the right assessment they have an idea about what they know and what they lack, at the same time it provides the teacher with the knowledge to target those deficiencies and plan accordingly as well as differentiate the instruction in a proper way. A well differentiated classroom is the key to success in the process of knowledge acquisition.
ReplyDeleteAssessments are what drive differentiated instruction. The results of the combination of sessments are what assists the teacher in realizing what specific areas the child is difficient in, so that he/she may work intensely on that skill during their DI time. I can speak from personal experience, that the results of the last benchmark assessment, truley came in handy when planning for my differntiated instructional time. I was able to break the assessment down into benchmarks and see which group of students were difficient in certain FCAT tested areas. For example, I took all the students that required remediation in author's purpose and placed them in one group, and those that required assistance in main idea in another. Some students were in several groups, but I was able to conduct some last minute specified instruction with the help of the last assessment. This is just one simple example of how assessments drive our differntiated instruction lesson. The truth is that it is due to these assessments that we are able to better plan for our DI.
ReplyDeleteI can onle speak from personal experience when I say that neither the results of the assessments not the plnification of DI really makes a big difference in the lives of the students. I do share the results of the assessments and the importance of them with my students. I see that they understand when they have demonstrated a growth or a decline in their score. However, that attention last for that brief moment of the discussion and then it goes away. I beleive this is because I am in a elementary school. I think that the middle school and high school students do understand how these assessments are crucial to their success and truely appreciate the results and are able to work from the results. I think that in an elementary school setting the assessments, their results and the planning of the DI instruction falls on the teacher rather than on the student
DI is essential to any teacher because of how it can enhance student's educational needs. However, for it to be relevant it should be guided by assessments. Each year I poor over the Baseline scores as well as the FAIR test results. It's with this data that I am able to view my students' individual weaknesses and can target them during DI. DI is never set up without concrete evidence that shows a need. It is a time when instruction allows me to ponpoint weaknesses and use strategies that can help that individual student. If teachers are given the time and opportunity to critically examine the numerous amount of data they collect throughout the school year, student needs will be more efficiently met.
ReplyDeleteAs an elementary school teacher, it is quite difficult for me to state with a conviction that my studebts fully comprehend or appreciate the fact that they can follow their weaknesses and be more involved with DI planning. I do believe that some do appreciate that the information is shared with them and they are suppose to take an active role in ensuring that the data collected benefits them. I have had experiences with students understanding the data results but only because they were in fear of failing the grade and being retained. At an elementary age, students depend greatly on their parents and even though I do share the data with them, they are seldom have the knowledge required to comprehend the impact of having such information. The older student has the capacity to fully appreciate the information and actively work to help themselves during DI. The importance of DI will always remain due to our data driven educational system. However, its importance to both teacher and student will always have a vast gap between them.
Assessments have great impact on differentiated instruction from the teacher's perspective because the teacher can plan for differentiated instruction , and group the students according to their needs and weaknesses . This way the teacher can provide extra help and support to specific needs.
ReplyDeleteThe students can also get great benefits from assessments . Students can check their own progress and realize about weaknesses and areas where they need to reinforce and target as individuals.
Assessments impact the differentiated instruction from the teacher’s point of view as it provides the teacher with the foundation for the class. As a teacher, once I know my students strength and weakness, I know what areas I can touch on as a refresh lesson and what areas I need to focus on and build a solid foundation with each student. Based on my student’s level determines how I group them as well. I also group them based on the personality and how I feel they can benefit from each other. After the first assessment and then differentiated instruction, I go full circle and do another assessment to see if the student’s achieved any growth.
ReplyDeleteAssessments impact the differentiated instruction from the student’s point of view, because the student is given more attention in the area he or she is weak in. This also allows students the chance to build a foundation that he or she didn’t have before. Students see this as more of a one on one teacher and feel that they are getting the assistance needed to be successful.
Differentiated instruction and assessment from a teacher's point of view go hand and hand. A teacher must assess a student's readiness in order to be an effective teacher. Assessment is used to diagnose the student's readiness. Once the student has been assessed then they can be grouped by whatever means that the teacher wants. Once the teacher has provided differentiated instruction to target that weakeness. The teacher must then re-assess in order to determine if the instruction was effective. If the student shows mastery or proficient then the teacher can then move on to the student's next weakest area.
ReplyDeleteAs a student, differentiated instruction through assessments shouls be a valuable tool becuase then the student can see and remidiate those areas in which they are deficient as opposed to drilling on skills that they may have already mastered.
Assessment is one of the components of the teaching process.It is a thermometer that measures students' progress throughout the year, and it gives teachers valuable feedback, that is used to plan our lessons accordingly.Without it we wouldn't be able to determine the weaknesses and strengths of our learners. We wouldn't know if our goals and teaching benchmarks have been met. Teaching would be a clueless process if assessments weren't delivered regularly and effectively.
ReplyDeleteIf a teacher is to be effective with her Differentiated instructional planning, she should include not only the varying exceptionalities of the student or the way they learn based on their learning style or multiple intelligence chart, but the results of assessments. The results produced on a valid and reliable assessment must be included in the list of tools used to drive instruction. From the teacher's perpective, unfortunately - there is not enough time in the day to allow assessements to drive differentiated instruction/planning as much as it should. As a teacher, I use DI everyday, during all my lessons. However, these is acheived from observation of the students, their learning styles and their classification - not just their assessments. DI gets incorporated - not always from the results of assessment unless I am targeting a specific skill. From the student's perspective, assessments do impact DI because the students are grouped based on the results of assessments - they are instructed based on the assessments(mainly for gifted, ese, ell, and low performers). Most others do not feel this direct impact within the general education setting. DI based on assessment will in fact be beneficial to the students. Growth is often times observed and students become more aware of their learning styles. When they know what works for them, often times they take this knowledge with them to the general education settings and will automatically apply the skills to adapt to the learning styles of their teachers who do not neccisarily differentiate within their classrooms.
ReplyDeleteThe impact that assessments have on differentiated instruction from the teacher's perspective has tremendous value. The assessment data provides information that guides the lessons and instruction. This helps target the individual needs of the students and aid in D.I. Here the teacher can break down assignment to have a direct impact on learning.
ReplyDeleteFrom the student's perpective, D.I. allows the student a greater opportunity to show the if the skills he/she needs are being met. It allows for progress, shows strenghts and weakness, and implements a guided system in learing under differentiated instruction.
Assessments play an important role on Differentiated Instruction on students and teachers. They both benefit from it. Through valid and reliable assessments teachers can target better his students’ needs and weaknesses.
ReplyDeleteDifferentiated Instruction has an enormous importance of both teachers and students perspectives. Through DI teachers can plan, select, accommodate, and deliver an effective instruction based on the students’ needs.
From the students’ perspective, DI helps to determine and to approach their individual weakness and the areas where a reinforcement of the content is needed. Defenitely, DI can help to solve these problems and to boost the self-esteem of those struggling students.
Assessment plays a very important role in the education of our students. The data from different evaluations allow the teachers to carry out a strategic plan to address the differences in our children and to found the best way to work with these problems. The teachers with the result of these assessments can incorporate in the classroom differentiation instruction where they engage and motivate our student to do better job.
ReplyDeleteDifferentiated instruction strategies, and differentiated assessment make a classroom successful. A good teacher have to know that our students have different backgrounds knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning , and the teacher has to teach considering these differences and to maximize each student’s growth and individual success. Differentiated instruction does not happen by accident. It requires planning, commitment, and acknowledgment of the fact that diverse abilities, experiences, and interest have a tremendous impact on student learning.
Assessments have a very positive impact on differentiated instruction. From the teacher’s perspective, the teacher is able to plan lessons to address the needs of all of her students. As the teacher looks at the data, she is capable of designing activities to promote their strenghts and to help them improve on their weaknessess.
ReplyDeleteThe use of assessements to direct differentiated instructions benefits the students because they are more concious of the areas where they need to work harder. The students get superior feedback and have a greater window for improvement.
An effective and comprehensive reading program includes the following assessment to accomplish four purposes:
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Progress monitoring
Diagnostic
Outcome measurement
Assessment are valuable instrument in the classroom because with the information with obtain with them we can differentiate our instruction. Let’s say the student is weak in vocabulary then we can focus our instruction in this aspect of the big five. No two children learn the same way even through the curriculum may be the same.
Differentiated instruction applies an approach to teaching and learning that gives the students multiple options for taking in the information and making sense of ideas.
It is our duty as teachers to use the data we obtain properly so that we can differentiate our instruction in order to be successful in this difficult task.
Assessment from a teacher's perspective is crucial because it gives the teacher specific information about the strength and/or weakness about the student's specific skills. This way the teacher can group the students according to their needs using differentiated instruction. From the student's perspective they will be able to know what areas they need improvement and make up personal goals to improve those areas. By the student knowing what areas they need help in, they can become more responsible for what they are learning.
ReplyDeleteAssessment data must guide our instruction; otherwise, we will not be able to design instruction that will meet students' individual needs. Accordingly, we can differentiate instruction based on students strengths, weaknesses, or need for improved comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, or decoding. Explaining the data to our students is also a must. Once our students understand their results, they are empowered. They can monitor their own progress and provide valuable input as well.
ReplyDeleteFrom the teacher's perspective they are able to recognize strong to weak or vice versa and select the appropriate assessment test tool to help the students master the skill. Secondly, differentiating will help to faciliate individualized instruction. The impact of assessment from the student's perspective they will recognize where their weeknesses are and take responsiblity by practicing their weak skills on a timely basis.
ReplyDeleteAppropriate assessments definitely help teachers in differentiated instruction. When the test is checked according to the amount of the students that have the correct or incorrect answer teachers can realize if a specific topic was understood correctly or if they need to review it again. The result of a test should be discussed with students to help them to understand the correct answer. Furthermore, students can see what areas they should focus on more, and practice so when the next test comes up they are ready, and they can see some improvement.
ReplyDeletereading instructions .They help identify the students who will need additional assistance in order to make adequate progress during the year. Screening is conducted at the beginning of the year with all students to identify those who likely to need extra or alternative forms of instructions. Screening assessment is not enough early Screening assessment provide a picture of the student’s preposition for grade level identification of students who are having problems reading .It need to be followed by instructional interventions in order for students to reach grade level reading.
ReplyDeleteReading assessments impact differentiated instructions by informing teachers of students’ reading levels Therefore teachers plan reading strategies to meet each student’s needs
Reading assessments assist students by informing them of where their weaknesses are in reading. Then students, parents and teachers can work together to help students become grade level readers.
Results from diagnostic assessments provide critial student instructional needs and enables the teacher to provide targetted and explict Differentiated Instruction to her/his students, impacting their learning trajectory in a positive manner.
ReplyDeleteAssessment is a valuable, important tool for teacher and students when it’s used properly. Assessments can work for both teachers and students. It helps teacher guide instructions base on students individuals needs. Students should use assessment to set goals and visualize their individual growth and needs.
ReplyDeleteFrom the teacher's perspective, when assessing differentiated instruction, the teacher is able to plan strategically in order to reach the needs of the diverse learners in the classroom to achieve targeted standards. Students come to school with various learning styles and various levels of intelligence so differentiated instruction becomes a means of addressing the learning needs of everyone in the classroom. The fact that most assessment is data driven and we are able to retrieve the data is a great thing and as teacher’s we need to use that to help our students.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, working with students and assessing their strengths and weakness and being able to pinpoint what areas they need more help in than others is a positive. If the students have a sense of buy in to the data and the instruction needed in specific areas than that is a step in the right direction.
Assessments provide teachers with detailed information about the students’ strengths, weaknesses, differing abilities, and needs. The results allow the teacher to group the students in instructional groups giving students varying opportunities to demonstrate mastery of skills and be able to monitor the students’ progress. The lessons and assessments are adapted to meet the needs of all students. The student’s perspective is that assessment results give them an opportunity to evaluate their performance and assist them in making decisions about their learning, as well as monitor their own progress.
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