Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning

I found this reading to be helpful. When reflecting on some of the ways I've incorporated assessment into my lesson plans I have realized that some of the ways I phrase my criteria is not super effective. One thing I liked about this chapter was the focus on rubrics. A rubric is something that every single English teacher uses at some point in their classroom. For me creating the criteria for my assignments has been difficult. I never have had a full grasp on what to include that would help my students succeed. A lot of the time I would just google rubrics and find something that fit my needs. The section on developing rubrics is something I will probably keep in my pocket for this class especially when creating my unit plan. This is definitely going to be a good resource for me.

Another assessment guide I found super helpful was the section about providing feedback to student essays. I have never thought about the idea if reader based responses when editing an essay draft. In most of my English classes feedback on my essays has always been from the teacher's perspective. I think that editing a draft from the eyes of a reader can be more effective for students because it probably ends up being clearer when they revise their draft. I will probably keep this tactic in mind when I grade future essays. Overall, I found this chapter helpful and interesting to read. Assessment can cause a lot of anxiety so it's always good to have as many resources as possible when crafting assessment.