Assignment:
Discussion: Current Research Findings
Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this discussion,
• Read: Purposes and Characteristics of Educational Assessments
• Complete the following tutorial to help you conduct your research: How to Findit@AU tutorial
• Search for a peer-reviewed journal article in the Ashford University Library about current research findings in classroom assessment that explores the purposes and limitations of assessments for learning. Your article should be no more than five years old. Here are some topics you may want to consider:
o Test Bias
o Bell Curve Controversy
o Standardized Testing
o Test Anxiety
o Grade Inflation
o Academic Cheating
o Portfolio Assessment
o Computer Adaptive Testing
o Grades and Grading
o Testing learners with disabilities
o Performance-Based Assessment
o Subjectivity of Rubrics
Reflect
Consider how your chosen article exposes potential limitations of assessments for learning.
Write
Complete the following:
• Include the topic of your article before you write your summary.
• Provide a brief summary (about 250 words) of your peer-reviewed article that includes the major ideas, arguments, and findings.
• Share your own thoughts and comments about the article. What did you find interesting or what surprised you? Use the course readings to support your response.
• Develop one question that you have about your particular topic that would require a bit more research. Place this question at the end of your response.
• Be sure to cite and reference your article using APA formatting. For further assistance, refer to Introduction to APA
Required Resources
Text
Lefrançois, G. R. (2013). Of learning and assessment.
• Purposes and Characteristics of Educational Assessments
• Placement, Diagnostic, and Formative Assessment
Article
Davis, V. (2015, January 15). Fantastic, fast formative assessment tools
• This blog provides information about different methods to formatively assess learning and will assist you in your Creation of Formative
Multimedia
Edutopia. (2011, January 17). Keeping it relevant and "authentic".
• This video provides information about how one teacher uses formative assessments in the classroom. This video is one of three options you may choose to watch and will assist you in your Types of Assessment Tools discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Queen's University. (n.d.). Examples of formative assessment exercises. In, Feedback and formative assessment tools [Web module section]. In, Assessment strategies [Web module].
• This web module slide provides information about different methods to formatively assess learning and will assist you in your Creation of Teaching Channel. (n.d.). Assess and plan with exit tickets.
• This video provides information about how one teacher uses formative assessments in the classroom. This video is one of three options you may choose to watch and will assist you in your Types of Assessment Tools discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Teaching Channel. (n.d.). Improving practice with Sarah Brown Wessling.
• This video provides information about how one teacher uses formative assessments in the classroom. This video is one of three options you may choose to watch and will assist you in your Types of Assessment Tools discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Wess. D. (n.d.). 56 different ways to gather evidence of student achievement.
• This presentation provides information about different methods to formatively assess learning and will assist you in your Creation of Formative Assessments assignment.