FIAE- Chapter 4

This chapter discusses different types of ways to assess the development of the students and the material being covered. One tactic to keeping track of the progress is by having the students’ keep work in a portfolio. A portfolio is a great way to track work over time and allows the students to look back and see what has changed or what needs to be changed. Rubrics are another great way to keep track of the students’ progress, they are one of the most popular among teachers. A rubric helps to tell the student what the teacher expects to be done or covered for the assignment given. When designing a rubric as a teacher you have to remember how you plan to assess their work, whether you assess it as a whole or if you are going to break it down into parts. Self-assessment is another great way to assess the development of the students. This is great for the student and teacher to come up with realistic goals together. It allows the students and teacher to work together rather than one above the other. Self-assessments give the student and teacher insights, questions to be answered, and things to help improved or keep the student on the right track.

As a student I enjoyed looking at my past work to see where I have come from. It helped me to see things that I have done consistently wrong and what I improved on. A rubric is always nice to have when doing a major project. I would find it sometimes hard to be given an assignment and have it be too broad. I like to know what I will get for each part of my assignment. I knew if a certain part was my weakness, I could work extra hard on it. Self-assessment can be good and be bad. They can be very helpful if used properly. I noticed when I would do self-assessments I was usually harder on myself than I should have been which was helpful because I would always get a grade higher than I gave myself. It was also very helpful because it brought my teacher and me together to discuss why I gave myself the grade I did. It is always important for the teacher and the student to work as a team.