Today I attended the first day of a 2-day conference at PDS in Memphis, TN. The Martin Institute theme for 2013 is Transformative Learning. My take-away from today's sessions has to do with assessment. One session was on assessment by Greg Bumford, http://leadingislearning.org/. The 2 things I came away with are these:
1. Develop or choose an assessment vocabulary/language to use across the disciplines of your school so students are not confused.
2. Separate feedback from grades. Return an assignment with constructive feedback to the student and have him reflect on the feedback and then write out a plan to address weaknesses in the assignment for the next time he is given a similar assignment. Keep the plan in a folder. Give the student his grade the next day.
The next time the student is given a similar assignment, have the students retrieve the plan for review before beginning the next assignment.
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