Advertisement
Advertisement
Rate This Video
An Introduction to Comprehensive Assessment
Performance-based evaluation is a real-world improvement on the artificial measures of paper-and-pencil testing. Read a short introductory article or watch an in-depth video.
| Download | Credits
Release Date: 9/25/2008
Running Time: 3 min.
Close window
This video is available as a free download from iTunes U. Download video
If you do not have iTunes on your computer, download iTunes here.
Downloaded videos are designed to play on computers and PDAs and are most appropriate for personal or small group viewing.
Project based learning
After watching this video I am reminded of the book by Ted McCain entitled "Teaching for Tomorrow". In that book he talks about moving how we teach and educate more like the real world. Some of the tools he uses in his classoom are contracts, resource froms, timelines, etc. Also he talks a lot about project based learning as an assessment tool. In changing my middle school classes to more of this type of assessment and less on formal tests and quizes I have found that the students are better able to show me their understanding of a skill or concept and their anxiety level is much lower when I talk about assessment.
Science Coach
Project based learning with real life issues is the best way to prepare students for the real world. I believe that we may be able to teach more if we take more time to address real question and delve deeply into them with our students.