E.++Assessment

Like all good assessment strategies, the assessment of projects should be carefully constructed so that they provide feedback to both the teacher and the learner in direct relationship to the stated goals, objectives, big ideas, enduring understandings, essential questions, or competencies identified by the teacher (and the student) at the beginning of the project.

Considerations in planning for assessment of projects: 1. Share assessment tools with students before teaching. Provide examples of what successful learning in this project will look like to students and parents before students begin working on the project. 2. Use both formative and summative assessments (assess process as well as product). 3. Consider peer assessment as part of your formative assessment strategy. 4. Provide for individual assessment as well as group assessment if students work in groups, which enhances personal accountability. 5. Build in a component of competition to heighten engagement.

Items to assess: 1. Student's search strategy, or learning plan. 2. Quality of sources selected for project. (Currency, accuracy, reliability, relevance) 3. Organization, breadth and depth of information collected to be used in project. 4. Cooperative group processes. 5. Student reflection on learning (self-assessment). 6. Demonstration of student learning as evidenced by quality of product.

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