| Module 3-1: Grade 8 Mathematics - Case Study in Assessment
                                  Module 3-2: Barriers to High Quality Assessment
                                  Module 3-3: Technology Exploration
                                  From the study of this material, three new insights have developed.
 
  • Developing assessments with clear targets in mind will benefit both student and teacher.• Choosing the correct type of assessment yields greater results.
 • Involving students in the creation of questions provides more valid assessments.
 
 
 
 
                                     
                                       
                                          | Target to Be Assessed |  
                                          | Knowledge & Understanding | Multiple choice, true/false, matching, and fill-in can sample mastery of elements of knowledge |  
                                          | Reasoning Proficiency | Can assess application of some patterns of reasoning |  
                                          | Performance Skills | Can assess mastery of the knowledge prerequisite to skillful performance, but cannot rely on these to tap the skill itself |  
                                          | Ability to Create Products | Can assess mastery of the knowledge prerequisite to the ability to create quality products, but cannot assess the quality
                                                of products themselves
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                                          | Dispositions | Selected response questionnaire items can tap student feelings |  Stiggins, Richard J (2005). Student-involved assessment for learning. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc..
                                    
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