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Creating Meaningful Activities andAssessments
ASSESSMENT
Examples:
Objective: Orally describe their reactions to the plot of a book
or lm.
Meaningless assessment:Have the students tae a multiple!ch"ice
test "n #lm andb"" v"cabular$%
Why is this meaningless?&f their g"al is t" be able t" spea
ab"ut their reacti"ns t" a b"" "r a #lm and 'e givethem a
multiple!ch"ice test "n v"cabular$( h"' d" 'e n"' if the$ can
actuall$c"mmunicate) All 'e n"' fr"m this assessment is that the$
can recall and 'rite s"me
m"vie v"cabular$% This is notacceptable evidence%
Meaningful assessment:Have the students 'atch a m"vie trailer
and then expresstheir "pini"n t" a partner%
Why is this meaningful?&f the student is able t" express
their "pini"n t" their partner( then the$ have reachedtheir g"al%
&f the$ are unable t" d" this( this sh"'s us that the$ need
m"re practice t"reach their g"al% This is acceptable
evidence%************************************************************************************************************
ACT&+&T&ESExamples:
Objective: Orally describe their reactions to the plot of a book
or lm.
Meaningless activity #1:,earning #lm and b"" v"cabular$ in the
b"" and repeatingeach '"rd #ve times in their n"teb""s%
Why is this meaningless?
This activit$ d"es n"t inv"lve speaing( s" it is n"t helping the
students reach their g"al%Als"( 'e n"' that simpl$ repeating '"rds
in a n"teb"" d"es n"t pr"m"te learning%
Meaningless activity #2:-atch a m"vie trailer and then 'rite a
summar$ in $"urn"teb""%
Why is this meaningless?This is a great activit$( &. 'e 'ere
g"ing t" assess them "n their 'riting% H"'ever( theirg"al is t" be
able t" S/EA0 ab"ut m"vies and b""s( n"t 'rite% &n c"nclusi"n(
this activit$
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seems great "n the surface( but 'hen 'e l"" at "ur g"als( it is
n"t an appr"priateactivit$%
ASSESSMENT
Objective: understand the description of events, feelings, and
wishes in personal letters.
Meaningless assessment:
-h$ is this meaningless)
Meaningful assessment:
-h$ is this meaningful)
ACT&+&T&ES
Objective: understand the description of events, feelings, and
wishes in personal letters.
Meaningless activit$:
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-h$ is this meaningless)
Meaningful activit$:
-h$ is this meaningful)
9AC0-A3S ES&2N STE/S
Step 1:&dentif$ esired 3esultsWhat do I want my students to
know and be able to do?
Step 2:etermine acceptable evidenceHow will I know if my
students reached the goal?
Step 3:/lan learning experiences
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What meaningful activities can I design that help my students
reach their goal?
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HELPFL !ES"$%S WHE% PL&%%%'
S"EP 1
!OW
-hat v"cabular$( structures and culture d" students need in
"rder t" meet thelearning target)
"O
-hat 'ill students be able t" d" at the end "f this less"n that
the$ c"uldn;t d" 'henit started)
This sh"uld be a real!life learning target stated in
student!friendl$ language
-h$ d"es this matter t" me( t" m$ friends)1ati"n)
Thin lie an assess"r( n"t an activit$ designer
S"EP 3
Thin lie a travel agent% H"' 'ill $"u mae $"ur clients
?students@ reach their g"al)
H"' 'ill $"u e=uip students t" be able t" reach their g"al)
H"' 'ill $"u h"" and h"ld students interest)
Are all the learning activities necessar$)
H"' d"es the activit$ relate t" real life) &f it d"esn;t(
d"n;t d" it%
