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    Information Technology 8 - Assessment Plan

    In any course it is vital that a student is able to determine his or her own level of performance by

    becoming a confident self-directed learner (Assessments/evaluations ). This fundamental belief on

    assessment compliments my own personal learning theory, which is based on a students ability to control

    his or her own academic achievement through the use of multiple pedagogies. It is for these reasons why

    I chose to utilize criterion-referenced formative and summative assessments. Criterion-referenced

    assessments were chosen because they allow each individual students performance to be assessed

    based upon pre-established criteria rather than on the performance of other students (Assessment and

    evaluation). Formative assessments were chosen because they can motivate students by reducing their

    sense of academic and personal isolation (Tarouco, Geller, de Vit, & Hack) through consistent and

    appropriate communications within the learning community. This best practice is also seen in distributed

    learning, where instructors through quick responses and active discussions motivate students throughout

    the course (DiPietro, Ferdig, Black, & Preston, 2008). Both of these best practices have been personally

    experienced through the EDDL 511 course blog where the instructors have:

    Provided necessary information on assessments - The assignment is designed so that you

    create your unit plan, with the focus on using and integrating your personal theory of learning

    to create it. (admin, 2010b).

    Provided praise - A great synthesis, and your point Lastly, the digital taxonomy asks me to

    assess someone based upon Googling or Twittering? was great, thinking about writing an

    LO around making a tweet (and the possible confusion from parents) made me smile (admin,

    2010a).

    Formative assessments were also chosen because they:

    Provide the student with valid information on their progress, which allows for improvement in

    achievement (Watson)

    Summative assessments were chosen because they produce a final grade based upon student work,

    a course component that is mandated by the Alberta Government. This required element is also present

    within the EDDL 511 course, which also contains its own unique limitations on assessment weightings,

    educational committees and formal processes (michelle, 2010). Regardless of these few limitations, I feel

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    that this unit of study allows for the best practice of utilizing multiple strategies to assess student learning

    (DiPietro et al., 2008) on all general and specific learning objectives, as well as allowing students the

    opportunity to represent their knowledge in ways that are personally meaningful (DiPietro et al., 2008). I

    also believe that my assessment strategies will ensure comprehensive and consistent indications of

    student performance, and are suited to the background and prior experiences of students within Grade 8.

    These beliefs will be evidenced through the units modified course outline, and the specific documents

    created to assess each general and specific objective within the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and

    interpersonal learning domain.

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    Information TechnologyCourse Outline Grade 8

    (modified for assessment portion of enhanced unit design project)

    Themes:

    Web 1.0: (A specific unit of study has not been created at this time)

    o Web Safety

    2+ Lessonso Internet Searching

    3+ Lessonso 25% of course mark acquired from this unit

    Web 2.0: (Enhanced unit design created for EDDL 511)

    o Research Project

    16+ Lessonso 75% of course mark acquired from this unit

    *Note: These times serve as a general guideline and may change at the teachers discretion*

    Evaluation:

    Web 1.0:

    A specific breakdown has not been created at this time

    Web 2.0:

    Student Instructor Sub - Total

    Checklist: /10 /10 X 2 /30

    Reflection Rubric: /32 /32 X 2 /96

    Research Rubric: /28 /28 X 2 /84

    Collaboration Rubric: /24 /24 X 2 /72

    Project Rubric: /28 /28 X 2 /84

    Unit Total /366

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    Information Technology 8Formative and Summative Assessment - Checklist

    Assessment Strategy:

    The criterion-referenced assessment of "Checklists" will be used to measure all general and

    specific psychomotor objectives

    Assessment Type:

    Formative:

    o A checklist will be utilized by the student to ensure that specific tasks required for course

    completion and understanding of basic technologies occurs

    This will allow the student to monitor their own progress and ask for assistance

    within the learning community or directly to the instructor on areas of self-

    assessed weakness

    o A checklist will be utilized by the teacher to ensure that specific tasks required for course

    completion and understanding of basic technologies occurs for each individual student

    This will allow the teacher to monitor student activity and provide remedial

    information and activities as necessary

    Summative:

    o When the unit is complete, both the students and teachers checklist will be combined (as

    per course outline) to provide a minor component for the final evaluation of Information

    Technology 8

    Each individual student and teacher checklist will be handed in after group

    presentations on the units research project

    Assessment Provided:

    Students will be provided with their individual checklist in both print and digital form (on class wiki)

    to help guide and motivate them in completing specific tasks as soon as the unit begins

    The teacher will also be provided with a print and digital copy of the checklist for each individual

    student as soon as the unit begins

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    Assessment Rational:

    Checklists are normally utilized to assess student performance, for this reason they were chosen to

    accurately and authentically measure the students technical performance within this unit. More

    specifically, they will be used to assess the psychomotor general and specific objectives as either

    complete or incomplete based upon electronic tasks. The use of checklists also allows:

    Students to assess their own progress, allowing them to become a more self-directed learner,

    thereby enhancing the use of various pedagogies within this unit

    o Even though checklists were not provided within EDDL 511, I personally utilized this

    approach to ensure that each major assignment was completed based upon the

    provided assignment criteria

    Many objectives can be assessed efficiently and effectively

    The evaluation criteria and standards to be known by the student(Assessing learning, 2004)

    o This approach was evident within the EDDL 511 blog where each major assignment

    was provided with a description of its marking criteria

    For self-evaluation and self-correction (Assessing learning, 2004) throughout the unit of study

    Interaction between the assessor (instructor, peers, self) and the person being assessed

    (Assessing learning, 2004)

    o These interactions were noticed during EDDL 511 when contacting the instructors

    regarding assignment information or evaluation clarification based upon my personal

    checklists

    The barriers of utilizing checklists:

    It is nearly impossible to control the amount of attempts used to complete a task(s) or

    objective(s)

    o Therefore students will be allowed to try and complete the assessed task(s) or

    objective(s) as many times as necessary within a given time frame

    Do not provide an assessment of the relative quality of a student's performance on a

    particular task (Assessing learning, 2004).

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    o Due to this limitation, checklists will only be used to assess student completion of

    basic but necessary skills needed to successfully complete this unit

    Learning Outcomes Assessed:

    Psychomotor General and Specific Outcomes:

    1. Observe course resources that support research project and digital presentation

    1.1. Watch digital video resources regarding school based electronic mail within digital

    environments

    1.2. Watch digital video resources regarding collaborative/communication sites within digital

    environments

    1.3. Watch digital video resources regarding collaborative digital graphic organizer within digital

    environments

    2. Imitate actions observed within course resources that support research project and digital presentation

    2.1. Duplicate actions observed within digital video resources about school based electronic mail

    presented within digital environments

    2.2. Duplicate actions observed within digital video resources about collaborative/communication

    sites presented within digital environments

    2.3. Duplicate actions observed within digital video resources about collaborative digital graphic

    organizer presented within digital environments

    *Note The first general and specific objectives within this domain will be indirectly assessed through student

    completion of the second general and specific objectives within the Psychomotor Domain.

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    Information Technology 8Student Activity Checklist

    Completed By: Student / Teacher(circle appropriate choice)

    Complete Incomplete Mark

    1. Student provides necessary information for instructor to createschool based email account through a Google form

    /1

    2. Student provides complete email address to instructor foradministrative purposes through a Google form

    /1

    3. Student creates a class wiki account /1

    4. Student provides class wiki user name and password toinstructor for administrative purposes through a Google form

    /1

    5. Student creates an edmodo.com account /1

    6. Student provides edmodo.com user name and password toinstructor for administrative purposes through a Google form

    /1

    7. Student joins class/specific edmodo.com group /1

    8. Student personalizes edmodo.com account (e.g. meaningfuland proper picture for their avatar)

    /1

    9. Student creates a mindmeister.com account /1

    10. Student provides mindmeister.com user name and password toinstructor for administrative purposes through a Google form

    /1

    Total /10

    Name:

    Homeroom:

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    Information Technology 8Formative and Summative Assessment - Rubric

    Assessment Strategy:

    The criterion-referenced assessment of "Rubrics" will be used to measure all general and specific

    cognitive, affective and interpersonal objectives

    Assessment Type:

    Formative:

    o Each of the four rubrics will be utilized by the student to ensure that all required

    components of the research project are completed to the best of their ability

    This will allow the student to monitor their own progress and ask for assistance

    within the learning community or directly to the instructor on areas of self-

    assessed weakness

    o Each of the four rubrics will be utilized by the teacher to ensure that all required

    components of the research project are completed to the best of each individual students

    ability

    This will allow the teacher to monitor student activity and provide guidance, as

    well as remedial information and activities as necessary

    Summative:

    o When the unit is complete, both the students and teachers rubrics will be combined (as

    per course outline) to provide the major component for the final evaluation of Information

    Technology 8

    Each individual student and teacher rubrics will be handed in after group

    presentations on the units research project

    Assessment Provided:

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    Students will be provided with each of the four rubrics in both print and digital form (on class wiki)

    to help them understand the assessed criteria for each portion of the project

    The teacher will be provided with a print and digital copy of each of the four rubrics as soon as

    the unit begins, allowing them to facilitate student understanding of the criteria within the research

    project

    Assessment Rational:

    Rubrics have been chosen as the major assessment strategy for this unit, because they allow

    educators to easily and accurately assess the cognitive, affective and interpersonal general and specific

    learning objectives within this unit. Specifically, four rubrics have been created to formatively and

    summatively assess each individual students achievement on the projects reflection, research,

    collaboration, and presentation components. Each rubric will be provided to the students in both print and

    digital forms, allowing students the ability to self-evaluate their progress during all phases of the project,

    which will allow them to self-determine areas of weakness that can then be discussed either within the

    learning community or directly with the instructor. Rubrics were also chosen to assess this portion of the

    unit because they create:

    An atmosphere of high expectations, through the provision of assignment and assessment criteria

    o By having each assignments specific criteria available for EDDL 511, I was able to

    ensure a high quality of work throughout the course

    It is my hope that through the use of rubrics, that this personal online experience

    can be translated to my students within the Information Technology 8 course

    Assignment scorings that are more accurate, and unbiased (Boudinot-Amin, 2008)

    Time saving opportunities for assessment and feedback (once a good rubric has been

    developed)

    o This has been noted within EDDL 511 through timely and clear communications

    regarding all assessments from the instructors

    o This beneficial aspect of rubrics will be personally evaluated during my Grade 8 Science

    Final Exam, where the entire department created various graphic organizer rubrics to

    assess the inclusion of mind/concept maps and fishbones within the final exam

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    The barriers of utilizing rubrics:

    Initial time required to create each individual rubric, and update as needed (Boudinot-Amin, 2008)

    o Even though a significant amount of time is required, less time will be required throughout

    the formal grading process

    Various teachers may be inconsistent in how they mark (Boudinot-Amin, 2008)

    o This limitation may be overcome by:

    Facilitating rubric refresher sessions before grading projects, this would reduce

    inconsistencies by ensuring each individual assessor has the same basic

    understanding of how to use each individual rubric for project assessment

    Have projects assessed collaboratively, this may reduce inconsistencies, plus

    potentially reduce the overall time required for assessments

    Project Reflection Rubric - Learning Outcomes Assessed:

    Affective General and Specific Objectives:

    1. Demonstrate collaborative learning within face-to-face and digital environments

    1.1. Behave according to instructor provided guidelines in both face-to-face and digital

    environments

    2. Demonstrate reflective learning within a digital environment

    2.1. Reflect on project research, discussions and digital presentation with group members in digital

    environments

    2.2. Accept feedback in face-to-face and digital environments according to instructor provided

    guidelines

    2.3. Advocate and defend your position in face-to-face and digital environments according to

    instructor provided guidelines

    Interpersonal General and Specific Objectives:

    1. Work cooperatively, collaboratively and effectively as part of a face-to-face and digital group

    1.1. Demonstrate respect for others' viewpoints in both face-to-face and digital environments

    1.3. Receive, and reflect on feedback in both face-to-face and digital environments

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    Project Reflection Rubric:

    4 3 2 1 Total

    Ideas

    The student clearlyexpresses ideas and/or

    reflections regardingproject

    The student expressesideas and/or reflections

    regarding project

    The student expressessome confusing ideas

    and/or reflectionsregarding project

    The student expressesconfusing ideas and/orreflections regarding

    project

    /4

    Content

    All posts are clearly

    connected to thedevelopment of project

    Most posts are

    connected to thedevelopment of project

    Few posts are

    connected to thedevelopment of project

    Posts are oftenconfused and not

    connected to thedevelopment of project

    /4

    CriticalThinking

    A majority of postsdemonstrate use of

    upper level thinking toadvocate/defend project

    Some postsdemonstrate use of

    upper level thinking toadvocate/defend project

    Few posts demonstrateuse of upper level

    thinking toadvocate/defend project

    Posts rarelydemonstrate use of

    upper level thinking toadvocate/defend project

    /4

    Viewpoint

    Actively listens andconsiders all viewpoints

    provided by learningcommunity regarding

    project

    Listens and considersmost viewpoints

    provided by learningcommunity regarding

    project

    Listens and considerssome viewpoints

    provided by learningcommunity regarding

    project

    Listens and considersfew viewpoints providedby learning community

    regarding project

    /4

    LearningCommunity

    The student actively

    participates by providingand receiving commentsand/or feedback

    The student often

    participates by providingand receiving commentsand/or feedback

    The student sometimes

    participates by providingand receiving commentsand/or feedback

    The student rarely

    participates by providingand receiving commentsand/or feedback

    /4

    NetiquetteFollows all guidelinesprovided by instructor

    Follows most guidelinesprovided by instructor

    Follows some guidelinesprovided by instructor

    Follows few guidelinesprovided by instructor

    /4

    PostFrequency

    The student consistentlyposts updates regarding

    the project

    The student frequentlyposts updates regarding

    the project

    The student postsupdates regarding

    the project

    The student rarely postsupdates regarding the

    project/4

    Mechanics

    Grammar, spelling,punctuation,

    capitalization areconsistently correct

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, arerarely seen

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, aresometimes seen

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, areoften seen

    /4

    Student Name: ___________________

    Student / Teacher Comments: (circle appropriate choice) /32

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    Project Research Rubric - Learning Outcomes Assessed:

    Cognitive General and Specific Objectives:

    1. Investigate information on a particular technology utilizing human and non-human resources

    1.1. Research information on a particular technology using human and non-human resources

    1.2. Locate a minimum of three definitions involving a particular technology using online resources

    1.3. Paraphrase a minimum of three definitions involving a particular technology using digital

    collaboration technology

    1.4. List previously known and unknown facts on a particular technology using digital collaboration

    technology

    1.5. Generate a list of questions on a particular technology using digital collaboration technology

    1.6. Propose a minimum of four classroom uses for a particular technology using digital

    collaboration technology

    2. Evaluate and synthesize knowledge on a particular technology using digital collaborative technologies

    2.1. Compare and combine knowledge gained within group on a particular technology using digital

    collaboration technology

    2.2. Collaboratively paraphrase key information from group on a particular technology using digital

    collaboration technology

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    Project Research Rubric:

    4 3 2 1 Total

    Selection ofSources

    Identifies highlyappropriate sources for

    project

    Identifies mostlyappropriate sources for

    project

    Identifies someappropriate sources for

    project

    Identifies fewappropriate sources for

    project/4

    Note-taking

    Notes include succinctkey facts which directly

    answers all of theresearch questions

    Notes include facts thatanswers most of theresearch questions

    Notes include irrelevantfacts which answers

    few of the researchquestions

    Notes include a factswhich do not answer

    the research questions/4

    SynthesizeInformation

    All notes aresynthesized/combinedfrom group research

    Most notes aresynthesized/combinedfrom group research

    Some notes aresynthesized/combinedfrom group research

    Few notes aresynthesized/combinedfrom group research

    /4

    ProjectQuestions

    Thoughtful, creative,well-worded specificquestions relevant to

    project

    Well-worded, specificquestions relevant to

    project

    Questions lack focus,poorly stated, and werenot entirely relevant to

    project

    Questions lack aspecific focus, poorly

    stated, and not relevantto project

    /4

    Project Uses

    Provides creative,specific classroom usesfor technology relevant

    to project

    Provides specificclassroom uses for

    technology relevant to

    project

    Provides someclassroom uses for

    technology relevant to

    project

    Provides few classroomuses for technologyrelevant to project

    /4

    DigitalCollaborationTechnology

    Effectively uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeresearch portion of

    project

    Uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeresearch portion of

    project

    Sometimes uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeresearch portion of

    project

    Rarely uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeresearch portion of

    project

    /4

    Mechanics

    Grammar, spelling,punctuation,

    capitalization areconsistently correct

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, arerarely seen

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, aresometimes seen

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, areoften seen

    /4

    Student Name: ___________________

    Student / Teacher Comments: (circle appropriate choice) /28

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    Project Collaboration Rubric - Learning Outcomes Assessed:

    Affective General and Specific Objectives:

    1. Demonstrate collaborative learning within face-to-face and digital environments

    1.1. Behave according to instructor provided guidelines in both face-to-face and digital

    environments

    1.2. Contribute information to face-to-face and digital group on particular technology within digital

    collaboration technology

    1.3. Assist group members in project research, discussions, and digital presentation in both face-to-

    face and digital environments

    Interpersonal General and Specific Objectives:

    1. Work cooperatively, collaboratively and effectively as part of a face-to-face and digital group

    1.1. Demonstrate respect for others viewpoints in both face-to-face and digital environments

    1.2. Give feedback (critical, non-threatening) in both face-to-face and virtual environments

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    Project Collaboration Rubric:

    4 3 2 1 Total

    ContributionTo Group

    Consistently andactively works towardsgroup goals; willinglyaccepts and fulfills

    individual role withingroup

    Works towards groupgoals with little

    prompting; accepts andfulfills individual role

    within group

    With occasionalprompting, works

    towards group goalsand fulfils individual

    role

    Only when promptedworks towards group

    goals and fulfilsindividual role

    /4

    ContributionTo Group

    Knowledge

    Consistently andactively contributes

    knowledge, opinions,and skills to group

    without prompting orreminding

    Contributes knowledge,opinions, and skills to

    group with littleprompting or reminding

    Contributes informationto the group with

    occasional promptingor reminding

    Contributes informationto the group only when

    prompted/4

    Working andSharing With

    Others

    Helps the group identifynecessary changes and

    encourages groupaction for change;always does the

    assigned work without

    having to be reminded

    Willingly participates inneeded changes;usually does the

    assigned work andrarely needs reminding

    Participates in neededchanges with

    prompting; often needsreminding to do the

    assigned work

    Participates in neededchange only when

    prompted andencouraged; often

    relies on others to dothe work

    /4

    NetiquetteFollows all guidelinesprovided by instructor

    Follows mostguidelines provided by

    instructor

    Follows someguidelines provided by

    instructor

    Follows few guidelinesprovided by instructor

    /4

    Viewpoint

    Actively listens,considers all

    viewpoints, and neverargues with groupregarding project

    Listens, considersviewpoints, neverargues with groupregarding project

    Sometimes listens,considers few

    viewpoints, rarelyargues with groupregarding project

    Rarely listens,considers no

    viewpoints, oftenargues with groupregarding project

    /4

    Learning

    Community

    The student activelyparticipates by

    providing and receiving

    comments and/orfeedback

    The student oftenparticipates by

    providing and receiving

    comments and/orfeedback

    The student sometimesparticipates by

    providing and receiving

    comments and/orfeedback

    The student rarelyparticipates by

    providing and receiving

    comments and/orfeedback

    /4

    Student Name: ___________________

    Student / Teacher Comments: (circle appropriate choice) /24

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    Project Presentation Rubric - Learning Outcomes Assessed:

    Cognitive General and Specific Objectives:

    2. Evaluate and synthesize knowledge on a particular technology using digital collaborative technologies

    2.3. Generate a collaborative digital graphic organizer outlining proposed digital presentation on a

    particular technology

    3. Generate and display a digital presentation on a particular technology

    3.1. Construct digital presentation containing at least ten student uses of a particular technology

    within a classroom using a collaborative digital graphic organizer

    3.2. Display initial digital presentation within digital collaboration technology

    3.3. Modify digital presentation based upon appropriate suggestions from social networking site

    3.4. Share with class final digital presentation within social networking site

    Interpersonal General and Specific Objectives:

    2. Build and support a research project and digital presentation as part of a face-to-face and digital group

    2.1. Propose project and presentation ideas in both face-to-face and digital environments

    2.2. Seek and/or give information/advice on project in face-to-face and digital environments

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    Project Presentation Rubric:

    4 3 2 1 Total

    Outline

    Project outline clearand concise with a

    logical progression ofideas and effective

    supporting evidence

    Project outline has alogical progression ofideas and supporting

    evidence

    Project outline fails tomaintain a consistentfocus, shows minimalorganization and effort

    Project outline isunfocused, poorly

    organized, and showslittle thought or effort

    /4

    Content

    The electronicpresentation includes

    all information relevantto the topic in anorganized fashion

    The electronicpresentation includes

    all relevant information

    The electronicpresentation does nothave all of the relevant

    information

    The electronicpresentation has manygaps in the information

    presented

    /4

    Modification

    Clear evidence ofproject modificationbased upon learningcommunity feedback

    Some evidence ofproject modificationbased upon learningcommunity feedback

    Little evidence ofproject modificationbased upon learningcommunity feedback

    No evidence of projectmodification based

    upon learningcommunity feedback

    /4

    ElectronicPresentation

    Requirements

    Includes all of thefollowing: a definition of

    the technology,

    description of 10classroom uses for

    technology, 2 imagesfor each use, video

    explaining technology

    Does not include oneof the following: adefinition of the

    technology, descriptionof 10 classroom uses

    for technology, 2images for each use,

    video explainingtechnology

    Does not include two ofthe following: adefinition of the

    technology, descriptionof 10 classroom uses

    for technology, 2images for each use,

    video explainingtechnology

    Does not include morethan two of the

    following: a definitionof the technology,description of 10

    classroom uses fortechnology, 2 imagesfor each use, video

    explaining technology

    /4

    ElectronicPresentation

    Communicates projectideas with enthusiasm,appropriate language,

    and clear delivery

    Communicates projectsideas, adequatepreparation and

    delivery

    Some difficultycommunicating project

    ideas, lack ofpreparation, or

    incomplete work

    Great difficultycommunicating projectideas, little preparation

    or incomplete work

    /4

    Mechanics

    Grammar, spelling,punctuation,

    capitalization areconsistently correct

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, arerarely seen

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, aresometimes seen

    Grammatical errors,misspellings,

    punctuation errors, areoften seen

    /4

    DigitalCollaborationTechnology

    Effectively uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeproject

    Uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeproject

    Sometimes uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeproject

    Rarely uses digitalcollaboration

    technology to completeproject

    /4

    Student Name: ___________________

    Student / Teacher Comments: (circle appropriate choice) /28

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    Information Technology 8 AssessmentFuture Considerations

    At this time the actual unit of study and course that I created utilizes specific traditional criterion-

    referenced formative and summative assessments to provide students with a rich learning experience.

    However, during my time within EDDL 511 I have learned that as educators we must implement and

    explore assessments that are both authentic and meaningful to the students who are being assessed.

    With this and the basic concept of the unit in mind, it is clear that a form of gaming assessment could be

    easily created and implemented providing meaningful and relevant formative and summative

    assessments. This assessment strategy would provide continual formative assessments in an approach

    that is easily and readily understood by the student, (tom, 2010) and that could still be translated into the

    government mandated final grade. However, before completely considering this assessment strategy

    more specific research would need to be done, including the approval from my school administrators and

    potentially the local school board. I also briefly explored the utilization of crowd sourcing and student

    contracts, however after considering the educational level required for these approaches and the maturity

    level of the students I instruct, I have dismissed these ideas for now.

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