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__First Assessment Journal: __   1. The context and structure of this assessment was a spelling test. All together there were 25 spelling words. 5 of the 25 words were challenge words and there was a bonus which was worth 5 points. The students do the test based on ability. Some students only do 10 questions while others do 20, while very experienced readers and spellers do all 25. I gave the spelling test. This particular spelling test was dealing with contractions. I would say the word for example, “can’t,” then say the word in a sentence, “We can’t go out today,” then repeat the word, can’t. Then the kids spell the word and I move on to the next word.   2. I was allowed to correct the tests and could easily see the varied results and skills of the students. Only one student failed the test, and only one student got a C. The rest of the students were Bs and As and about five or six students scored above a 100, getting the bonus question correct.    3. Like most middle and elementary schools, there are daily spelling tests on Fridays. The teacher gives them their words at the beginning of the week so they have the whole week to study. I feel that she does a great job with preparing them and going over the words during the week, because the results were so impressive. As I was correcting them I put notes on the paper like “good job” and “excellent” and put stickers on their papers for encouragement. The results of this test really do show that it is effective and works this way.