Evaluation in Education.

Evaluation can occur in many different ways for a variety of subjects and lessons. Throughout this course I have been able to create many projects and discover a variety of learning tools that I would’ve never been exposed to. I have also had the opportunity to evaluate myself and my peers on the work we have completed. In return, my peers have evaluated my work and given me constructive feedback on ways I can improve my submissions. Evaluation can come in many shapes and forms.

Some popular types of evaluation are rubrics, teacher observation, and standard test.
As our textbook states, “a rubric is a detailed scoring guide for assessment, base on stated criteria” (p. 396). Our textbook also discusses how teacher observation can be an authentic assessment technique—“where teachers observe their students through the learning process” (p. 407). Many students like using a rubric because it allows them to know exactly what is expected of them so they can ensure all criteria are met.

As I was reviewing and evaluating the projects created by my classmates I realized the many different ways that a project can be done when a general idea is presented. As a future teacher I will need to be sure that I gave specific instructions on how I wish each assignment to be complete to ensure fairness at the point of evaluation. One of my next steps is creating a rubric for my digital storytelling project. While creating this rubric I will make sure that it is easy for the students to understand and follow and also something that I can use as a roadmap when the time comes to evaluate each of my student’s projects.

References:

Shelly, G.B., Gunter, G.A., & Gunter, R.E. (2010). Integrating Technology and digital media in the classrom. Boston, MA: Cenage.