keri_journal5

Keri Abramowicz Dr. Pete Adamy EDC 452 Assessment Journal #5

Performance Assessment

In my practicum placement, I was given the opportunity to give a performance assessment for each student dealing with simple math facts. The performance assessment record sheet had each student’s name at the top and approximately 20 rows for different dates that the assessment will be given. The columns along the top were “Set A”, “Set B”, “Set C”, and “Total out of 3 Sets”. There are 3 sets (A, B, and C) of math facts that students have been working on. Students are given one minute to try to get as many math facts correct in 1 set. Once, they did the best they could on Set A, we moved onto Set B, and they had another minute to get as many as they could right, etc. After Set C was completed, they had a minute to get as many as they could right out of all 3 sets (Total out of 3 Sets). Every week, the students are to complete the performance assessment in hopes that they have improved from the previous assessment.

After witnessing and giving the students this performance assessment, I have noticed an improvement with many of the students. For example, one student got 7 out of 10 correct in Set A the first week that the performance assessment was given, but got 10 out 10 correct the second week. I could see the excitement and confidence in the students’ attitudes when they did better than the last time, which was nice to see. However, there are a couple students in particular that struggle greatly with their math facts. I have not seen much improvement, and with some students I have noticed a decline in performance. They are encourage to study and practice their math facts, but it is quite obvious who is practicing and who is not.

Overall, I feel that this assessment is a great assessment to use when trying to see the progress students are making in a particular area. By looking at the students’ performance record, you can automatically see who needs extra help and who is on target and doing well. I will use this assessment in my own classroom, because I feel that it is very useful. Also, it helps to show you how you are doing as a teacher. If all the students seem to be doing poorly on the performance assessment, it might be the teacher’s quality of teaching, or their style of teaching that was not getting through to the students. On the other hand, if the majority of the students do well, it shows the teacher that their teaching strategies worked for the most part.

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