Traditional education supports our learners who have strengths in language, self-regulation and executive functions but what happens when the learners in front of us don't have those strengths?
Category: Assessment
Are Your Assessment Tasks Accessible For All Learners?
It's the beginning of the school year here in Australia and what a good time to reflect on upcoming assessment tasks before you dive into unit planning. If you're lucky enough to have assessment tasks already created well this post is for you.
Making Assessment Relevant: Authentic and Meaningful Narrative Assessment Task Ideas
It is important that when we are designing assessment tasks, we are eliminating the barrier of irrelevance. When we engage the engagement network of the brain we are ensuring that learners are motivated and connected to their learning (CAST, 2020). So why is it any different for assessment?
Unlocking Learner Potential: Five Practices and Tips for Effective Formative Assessment in a UDL Classroom
When we plan using elements of a UDL lesson, formative assessment is at the forefront of designing the learning experience. But formative assessment should not just be a task that learners do during a lesson. It doesn’t just stop there. In order for formative assessment to be effective, we need to implement practices that allow us to inform our teaching, monitor learner progress towards a goal, provide feedback and offer choice for our learners.
Breaking Down Barriers: An Inclusive Approach to Designing Assessment for All Learners
For some of us assessment means struggle and frustration. While some of us see this in others. Assessment provokes feelings of sadness and helplessness. What if assessment did not have to be like this?
Many Ways to Assess and Support the Assessment of Speaking Curriculum Standards Other than Oral Presentations
We can support the assessment of speaking standards two different ways depending on the type of standard. Depending on if the standard is a concept standard or a method standard, we can provide choice in the supports we provide to enable learners to achieve success or options in how they demonstrate their learning.
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