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Ilyssa Knoblach Assessment Journal 5 3/6/09

I recently observed the third grade class take a multiple choice test on their comprehension of the student’s individual readings. There were three different stories the students read and answered questions too. Than next week, the students would switch off their books so that every student eventually reads every book. The teacher passed out the books to all of the students. Mrs. Ferguson directed the students to silently read their stories in their seats. After some time went by, Mrs. Ferguson handed out the multiple choice test. Each tests had questions which related to the book they were reading. She allowed the students to go back and use the books if they needed to while completing the multiple choice test. Some of the questions related to words within the book, or places where the book takes place. Some of the other questions were the plots, or character questions. At the bottom of the student’s multiple choice tests, there was an assignment for the students to write their reflection of the story on a separate piece of paper. There was no real time limited on this assignment, but after the students were finished with their work, they were to staple everything together and hand it in. Walking around the classroom, I have noticed that the majority of the students grasped what they were supposed to do. This is a similar assignment to their NECAP reading test, therefore since they spent a real lot of time preparing for that test, the students do quite well on these types of tests. I enjoyed observing these assignments because it allowed me to help those students who need some help with reading. It also gave me an opportunity to see improvements from those who were struggling while the class was preparing for the NECAP exams a few months ago. Mrs. Ferguson was grading this test on their comprehension, although since it is a ‘test’ I may have provided a time limit since some students didn’t finish it until after lunch, when most of the students handed them in before lunch. Overall, the students seemed to do well on this assignment, and enjoyed the writing part of this assignment.