Assessment Ssrategies Article

I found a great website called Inspiring Teachers that is full of great information. I came across an article titled Getting out of the Assessment Rut. That touched on how teachers really get bogged down when it comes to Assessment Strategies. We try something new and it doesn't work exactly the way we hoped so we go back to the same old methods that we had used over and over before and this becomes a cycle and we are not challenging or motivating the students. In essence we are failing to achieve that goal which is the primary reason behind our profession and that is to educate our students.

The article talks about the necessity to vary assessment and find ways to challenge the students and not just those that are struggling but also develop ways to deal with those that seem to have a good grasp on the subject matter.

Creating Assessments can be quite frustrating for us teachers as well as for the students so make sure you are always reading up on new developments in Assessments and fine tuning your abilities, and don't let yourself get caught up reverting back to multiple choice and fill in the blank.

http://www.inspiringteachers.com/index.html