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Understanding
the Process of Standards-based
Assessment |
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of the evolution of assessment as a |
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process, this component of
the module begins |
| with a correlation of assessment
to the definition |
| of process. |
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What is meant by the term process?
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the
bookworm |
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the
definition. |
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process, assessment involves a
series |
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actions (procedures), operations
(activities), |
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motions (reactions) involved in the |
| accomplishment
of an end (evidence of student |
| learning).
The procedures
include the |
| information
that is necessary to develop
and |
| implement
the assessment; the activities |
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the skills that are
necessary |
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student learning; the reactions
provide |
| feedback
that is necessary to guide |
| instruction
and improve student
achievement. |
 What
do educators need to know and be
able to do to understand the process of
standards-based assessment?
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| The
procedures that educators follow
in |
| developing
standards-based assessment include |
| targeting a
specified goal, incorporating a
variety |
| of methods,
and implementing effective |
| measures of student
achievement. The primary |
| concern
of the
assessment is focused on student |
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learning and
understanding, not just factual |
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recall. Users of
assessment information are able |
| to monitor student
growth and progress to |
| evaluate the
evidence of
student learning. As a |
| result, assessment
is not just a paper-pencil |
| test. It is
a process
educators go through in order |
| to
produce valid and
reliable results. |
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Educators
need to follow specific guidelines
to |
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realize
successful results of
standards-based |
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assessment.
The following guidelines require |
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clarification
in understanding assessment |
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within
standards-based planning: |
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| 1. Maintain alignment
with |
| predetermined standards
at all times |
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Address knowledge,
skills, |
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frequently application within
a |
| real-world
context |
| 3. Establish
evidence that produces |
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valid and reliable
results |
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To
clarify the guidelines above, consider
the |
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following
questions.
Then click the Key to |
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Understanding
that follows the responses. |
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1.
What are the implications of
alignment?
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| Read
each choice and click in the box
beside the |
| answer(s)
you feel are true. You may
select one |
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more than one from the group of
choices. |
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Alignment
implies which of the following: |
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Click
here to check your answer. |
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Click
the Key to Understanding
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