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Monday, April 26, 2010

Chapter 12: Portfolios and Conferences Involve Students in Communication & Chapter 13: Communicating with Standardized Tests

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Response

  • What steps can a teacher take to determine what types of achievement data to collect during a unit?
  • What kind of information should a report communicate?
  • How can portfolios be best used within the classroom?
  • How would you implement the use of portfolios in your classroom? Why would they be beneficial during parent/ teacher conferences?
  • What roles does standardized tests play in communicating about student achievement?
  • The steps a teacher can take to determine what type of achievement data to collect during a unit will depend on the objectives. The teacher would have to take the context in to account along with accurate assessments, and function of forms. Each portfolio has a different function. The different portfolios are to measure growth, projects, and achievement.
  • A report should communicate the positives and negatives of a student's understanding and knowledge. It should talk about the things that a student does well and areas that could use improvement. It should also talk about how he does against others who are in the same age range as him.
  • To determine the best portfolio to use in the classroom depends on the unit. If the teacher wants to measure growth, project development, or the students achievement. It could be a combination of all three of them.
  • I would ask my students to put all of the information and assignments in a portfolio from the beginning of the semester until the end. It would be a physical example for the parents to see the products their student has produced.
  • Standardized tests allow parents, administrators, and students the opportunity to see how other students in the same age range compare and the percentile range. It communicates the capability of the student.

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