Quality Assessment

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According to J.S. McTighe, there are 7 key principles to effective assessment. They are:

  1. Establish Clear Performance Targets
  2. Strive for Authenticity in Products and Performances
  3. Publicize Criteria and Performance Standards
  4. Provide Models of Excellence
  5. Teach Strategies Explicitly
  6. Use On-Going Assessments for Feedback and Adjustment
  7. Document and Celebrate Success

I feel like my project covers most of these to varying degrees.

  1. It establishes clear performance targets by providing clear expectations related to outcomes. The rubrics and checklists that I have developed so far are all related to outcomes and have clear expectations and provide a pathway to success.
  2. The products and tasks are related to real world activities. Creating advertisements, either through video, pamphlets or websites require 21st century skills of creation and collaboration. There are also skills involved that relate to 21st century tools as well.
  3. The criteria are public and communicated with students prior to beginning the project. They are also flexible depending on student feedback and needs.
  4. I think providing models of excellence is an area that I am lacking. I think this could be covered by having exemplars for the students to follow. I may not have any specific student examples, but we can use examples from other real word places to examine pamphlets, tourist ads and websites.
  5. The assessment provides specific areas for students to research and create. Perhaps there could be more emphasis placed on the research process in itself. This is an important outcome as well and perhaps something that I overlooked.
  6. There are several checkpoints within the project. They take the form of checklists on modules within the project, as well as self reflection on blogs and rubrics that can be used for self and peer assessment.
  7. Students will be able to see the success that they are having with the project through checkpoints mentioned earlier. The project follows a linear path and has specific outcomes that need to be met. Feedback will be provided throughout the project which will allow students to go back and make adjustments as they proceed.

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