Self-assessment
To get started with using assessment, take this self-assessment
27/07/09 22:29
You want your students to apply a Biblical perspective to what they study. You’ve heard that assessment can help. So, you want to use assessment.
Question: How can you get started?
Answer: By taking the following self-assessment. Rate each item, using the following scale:
4: Strongly agree • 3: Agree • 2: Disagree • 1: Strongly disagree
___ I understand how assessment impacts student application of a Biblical perspective.
___ I know what type of assessment to use to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I know what makes a good assessment good.
___ The assessments I give my students are good.
___ I work to make my assessments even better.
___ My students proficiently apply a Biblical perspective to what they study.
___ My students apply creation-fall-redemption-restoration to what they study.
___ My students get sufficient practice in applying a Biblical perspective to what they study.
___ The rubrics I use to score my assessments are good.
___ I use my rubrics effectively.
___ I use my assessment data to modify instruction.
___ I use assessment to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I have a clear vision for using assessment to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I want to learn more about using assessment to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I am committed to helping my students apply a Biblical perspective to what they study.
Now, ask yourself 4 questions about the data:
Additional resources:
Question: How can you get started?
Answer: By taking the following self-assessment. Rate each item, using the following scale:
4: Strongly agree • 3: Agree • 2: Disagree • 1: Strongly disagree
___ I understand how assessment impacts student application of a Biblical perspective.
___ I know what type of assessment to use to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I know what makes a good assessment good.
___ The assessments I give my students are good.
___ I work to make my assessments even better.
___ My students proficiently apply a Biblical perspective to what they study.
___ My students apply creation-fall-redemption-restoration to what they study.
___ My students get sufficient practice in applying a Biblical perspective to what they study.
___ The rubrics I use to score my assessments are good.
___ I use my rubrics effectively.
___ I use my assessment data to modify instruction.
___ I use assessment to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I have a clear vision for using assessment to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I want to learn more about using assessment to help my students apply a Biblical perspective.
___ I am committed to helping my students apply a Biblical perspective to what they study.
Now, ask yourself 4 questions about the data:
- How many 4s, 3s, 2s, and 1s do I have?
- What satisfies/concerns me about the data?
- Which items would it be helpful to learn more about?
- What will I do?
Additional resources:
- Videos: Teach and assess Biblical perspective, Biblical perspective assessment helps, Assessment helps students value and get proficient at Biblical perspective,
- Teacher testimonials regarding using assessment
- Tutorial: Use assessment to help students understand and apply a Biblical perspective
- Use assessment
- To learn more about using assessment, explore these 12 questions
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19/09/07 21:36
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