FIAE Chapter 4

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The three types of assessments mentioned are portfolio, rubric, and student assessment. A portfolio seems like an assessment of learning because it is a large amount of students work. If a teacher chooses to do a specific project as their assessment of the students’ learning then maybe they can use the portfolio idea as well and use both when “wrapping up” a unit. I’ve seen many rubrics while I was in high school and back then I didn’t care for them; I just never liked the one through four system because I had always been used to a percentage grade. Rubrics are effective to use, though, because they students are4 able to see exactly what the teacher expects. I think the suggestion of having the students design their own rubric is a good idea because they will feel like they have more of a say in what they learn and consequently may be more interested in the unit. When I was in high school, the only classes that we were required to give self-assessments were my English classes. Self-assessments are great because it allows students to realize what they really do know and what they are still a little unsure of in a lesson. I think as a teacher I will definitely use all three of these types of assessments because they are all effective.