Week 5 assignment assessment matters | EDU 650 Teaching, Learning & Leading in the 21st Century | Ashford University

As a teacher, you need to have solid knowledge of formative and summative assessment and how each can help you ensure students are mastering key contents and skill. You also need to be able to take the information gleaned from assessments and make decisions that support the learning of all your students. This week, you will build on your previous assignment from last week and integrate the knowledge from your research and the readings.
 

Watch the following videos:

1. Rick Wormeli: Formative and Summative Assessment (Links      to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. TEDxSoCal – Dr. Brian Stecher – Cultivating Thriving      Schools (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Both videos examine the role of accountability and how they can and do impact our work in schools. Brian Stecher specifically discusses three indicators that drive everything that happens in schools, while Rick Wormeli outlines how different types of knowledge are assessed.

In this assignment, please address the following topics and questions:

1. Analyze the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring      educational quality.
2. Examine and explain your perspectives on the roles and trends related to assessment in education.
3. Evaluate the value of both types of assessment and, specifically, the role you see assessment      playing in your classroom.
4. Evaluate the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom. How does each      form of assessment support learning? In what ways can the teacher use the      data from assessments to influence learning in the classroom?
5. Review your work from your Week Four Assignment and provide specific details of what you see as      the next step in developing an assessment for the Common Core State Standard (Links to an external      site.)Links to an external site. you identified in the activity you presented.

Please support your claims and assertions with the literature, using the course textbook, the videos, and resources for this week, as well as at least one other peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library. You must have three to five references total and use in-text citations throughout your paper. Please format your assignment, citations, and references in APA style. This assignment should be four to five pages in length, in addition to title and reference pages. Be sure to also save a copy of your assignment for your Final Project and for future professional development.

Prior to writing, download and use this template: Assessment Matters To Instruction

Grading Rubric

Analyzes the Roles of Assessment and Evaluation in School Improvement and in Measuring Educational Quality

Distinguished – Thoroughly analyzes the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality

Examines and Explains Personal Perspective on the Roles and Trends Related to Assessment in Education

Distinguished – Thoroughly examines and comprehensively explains the personal perspective on the roles and trends related to assessment in education.

Evaluates the Value of Both Types of Assessment and the Role Assessment Plays in the Classroom

Distinguished – Comprehensively evaluates the value of both types of assessment and the role assessment plays in the classroom.

Evaluates the Roles of Formative and Summative Assessment in the Classroom

Distinguished – Thoroughly evaluates the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom and how each supports learning. Includes ways teachers can use assessment data to influence learning in the classroom.

Provides Specific Details of the Next Steps in Developing an Assessment for the Identified Common Core State Standard

Distinguished – Provides many specific and entirely relevant details of the next steps in developing an assessment for the identified Common Core State Standard.