A teachers’ role is very important to the learning process. Teachers have so many titles that they have to carry and not just fulfill the teacher role. According to Reiser and Dempsey (2012), “Teachers are designers of student work, facilitators of the learning process, as well as caring mentors.” Teachers need to perform regular assessments to endure that students are learning properly. I do not feel that assessments such as standardized teaching should be performed once a year and determine whether or not a child passes or fails a grade. Yes, students need to be assessed but not with one main test per year. This puts too much pressure on the students. When my daughter was attending public school, she had to take a “big” test once a year and the teachers started teaching the test rather than the material. If the material is taught then the students will more than likely pass the test because they know the material.
Teachers need to have a plan to make sure that the students are learning the required material. In order to assess this, the ADDIE model should be followed. According to the ADDIE model, instructional design principles that need to be meet are analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluate. The attachment below will show how this idea works in the classroom.
The important concept to remember is that teachers need to use assessments and technology to help better the classroom and the students. This model shows that this is an ongoing process. It does not end, it just runs full circle again. This will make sure the students do not become bored with the material.
Reiser, R. & Dempsey, J. (2012). Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (3rd
ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Assessment and Evaluation Using
Technology
Jamie Cavender
EDU 697: Capstone: A Project Approach
Dr. Keith Pressey
January 18, 2016
Assesement
and Evaluation Using Technology
Standardized testing needs to become a form of assessment
that is no longer used in the educational system. It is very stressful for students to handle
the pressure of having one test determine their future. We are in the 21st century. Educators need to make sure that we are
taking advantage of all of the technological tools we have at our hands that
will assess the knowledge of students.
The way that most students are assessed and evaluated
today are through standardized testing.
When my son attended school, I do not know how many times he would go to
school a nervous wreck because they had an important test that day, week,
etc. These tests would determine if he
would be able to move to the next grade level.
One day of testing determined his future. It did not matter that he was a straight A
student, he could still be held back if he did not pass the test. This does not determine a true evaluation of
the students’ knowledge. The student
could be having an off day and bomb the test.
This is when technology can really come in handy. There are so many ways to assess if the
students are retaining the material. According
to the United States Government Accountability Office (2005), there are several
was to use technology to assess the students such as:
Blogs,
journals, private discussions, test and survey tools, virtual worlds, E-portfolios,
and gaming just to name a few.
By using these tools, the
teacher can get a better understanding of what the students have learned and
where work needs to be placed.
Below is a link to a wikispace assignment I created in a
previous class that I have made changes to showing that I have a better
understanding of assessing and evaluating students’ knowledge. After the readings this week, I have a better
understanding of what students’ need in the classroom. It is not more tests, it is an overall
assessment of their knowledge. By using
technology to assess students, we are also opening up the door to creativity in
the students. Bringing creativity back
in the classroom is very important.
According to Ken Robinson, “Creativity is as important in education as
literacy…” (2006). Educators need to
embrace the new technology that is available so easily. It can make teaching
much easier for the teachers and learning will be embraced by the students.
References
TED. (2006). Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity [Video].
Retrieved from TED Talks:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
United States Government Accountability Office.
(2005). Performance
measurement and evaluation: Definitions and relationships. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved
from http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05739sp.pdf
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