Teacher Created Assessments 

As you know, the cycle of assessment for healthy development and academic success is a continuous process. Teachers plan for assessment during their teacher preparation time. Some assessment tools are provided by the school or program, but some of the most important assessments are the formative assessments that teachers create to monitor day-to-day learning. In this discussion, you will design your own formative assessment tool that you can use in your current or future educational setting.

Review the Assessment Cycle infographic:

Plan and improve 

Teach 

Measure 

Reflect 

Prepare

To prepare for your initial post of at least 250 words,

• Read Chapters 9 and 10 in your course text.
• Review the video, Teacher Designed Assessment Tools.
• Review the four-minute video, Formative Assessment (Strategic Assessment System, Part 1)Links to an external site..
• Read the webpage, 25 Formative Assessment Options Your Students Will Actually EnjoyLinks to an external site..
• Choose one standard for the age of development you are most interested in:
  • 4 Year Old Child Language and Communication MilestonesLinks to an external site.
    • 4 Year Old – Key Ideas
  • Kindergarten Language Arts Reading Standard: Key Ideas and DetailsLinks to an external site.
    • Kindergarten – Key Ideas
  • First Grade Language Arts Reading Standard: Key Ideas and DetailsLinks to an external site.
    • 1st Grade – Key Ideas
  • Second Grade Language Arts Reading Standard: Key Ideas and DetailsLinks to an external site.
    • 2nd Grade – Key Ideas
  • Third Grade Language Arts Reading Standard: Key Ideas and DetailsLinks to an external site.
    • 3rd Grade – Key Ideas

Initial Post

In your initial post of at least 250 words,

• Share your chosen standard and the age range.
• Describe two learning activities that you could use to engage students throughout the learning week to support development toward the chosen standard.
  • For example, if you were working with a math standard that stated: “Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality”, two learning activities might be:
    • Working with small groups of students, the teacher will display cards with a different number for each student. Then, students will use their counting bear manipulatives to count out the number shown on their card. The teacher will assist as needed.
    • During the morning meeting, the class will count how many days they have been in school using straws and discuss the total number each day.
• Develop one type of formative assessment to determine a child’s progress in this learning context.
• Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of teacher-designed assessments used with children.
• Explain what you learned about how to develop meaningful teacher-designed assessments to use with children.