EDUC4130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microsoft Powerpoint, Formative Assessment
Week One
Lecture One: Advanced Teaching Skills Introduction
Unit Outline
- Check Learn It
- Attendance
- Readings and chapter
- Text Book
Assessment
- A major part of this unit
- Extensive research demonstrates high quality formative assessment is the single most effective
measure to improve on student learning, particularly for low-achieving students
- AITSL Standard 5
o Graduate teachers will be able to assess, provide feedback, and report on student
learning
Assignment One
1. Scholarly Article
o 50%
o There are FOUR parts to assignment one
o How is formative assessment linked to increased student achievement?
o Write a 1200 word (1500 FOR MASTER STUDENTS) paper responding to this statement.
o In your article, you should refer to the principles of assessment and discuss how they
can assist in developing student achievement.
o Suggested structure for your paper
▪ Introduction (200 words)
▪ Literature Review, refer to at least 4 peer reviewed articles (500)
▪ Discussion (300-500 words)
▪ Conclusion (200 words)
2. Writing Objectives
o Work samples will be placed on Blackboard. Submit the work sample with your
objectives. Review the work sample and become familiar with the task the student
completed.
o Write three objectives related to this task. State the knowledge skills and attitudes the
student will achieve when completing the task.
o Write 3 objectives based on the work sample
▪ What do you want the student to learn?
▪ No more than 3
3. Designing the Assessment Strategies
o Identify the processes you would apply to assessing these work samples. Refer to Chapter
Four in your text to support your decision.
o Brady, L. & Kennedy, K (2012) Celebrating Student Achievement: Assessment and
Reporting (4th ed.) NSW; Pearson Chapter 4.
o Design ONE assessment strategy you will use to assess the work samples. You are required
to design the most appropriate assessment strategy to suit the task. You should ensure that
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Document Summary
Extensive research demonstrates high quality formative assessment is the single most effective measure to improve on student learning, particularly for low-achieving students. Aitsl standard 5: graduate teachers will be able to assess, provide feedback, and report on student learning. Assignment one: scholarly article, 50, there are four parts to assignment one, how is formative assessment linked to increased student achievement, write a 1200 word (1500 for master students) paper responding to this statement. In your article, you should refer to the principles of assessment and discuss how they can assist in developing student achievement: suggested structure for your paper. Literature review, refer to at least 4 peer reviewed articles (500: discussion (300-500 words, conclusion (200 words, writing objectives, work samples will be placed on blackboard. Review the work sample and become familiar with the task the student completed: write three objectives related to this task.
