DACL Post-Knowledge Check

For each scenario, does the student exhibit characteristics of an assessment capable learner?  Mark yes or no.

1. Chris is using a rubric his teacher gave him as he looks over the social studies biography he has just written. He sees that he needs to add a section to describe Thomas Jefferson’s early life, so he makes a plan to revise his biography to include it.

2. Kate is completing the online programmed instruction for an algebra lesson, resulting in high scores on unit and state assessments.

For each scenario, does the team or team member effectively work to implement a process for examining and interpreting data? Mark yes or no.

3. Wilson’s fifth-grade students review their answers on a summative assessment to see which questions they missed and why they received a certain grade. After they reviewed the answers, Ms. Wilson moved on to the next unit.

4. Carson provides opportunities for his senior English students to use a rubric to sort writing samples into stacks: exemplary, proficient, close to proficient, and far from proficient.

For each scenario, does the feedback effectively develop an assessment capable learner? Mark yes or no.

5. “Great use of vocabulary words in your science report! To make it more interesting, look over the strategies to engage the reader. What strategies will you use to make the introduction more engaging?”

6. “Great job Devin! I am proud of the way your grades keeps going up! I can’t wait to share this news with your parents.”

For each scenario, does the example demonstrate that the student is an assessment capable learner? Mark yes or no.

7. Ben reviews the problems he missed and asks his peers with right answers to explain the strategy they used. He reworks the problems and asks the teacher for feedback on the progress he has made toward the correct answer.

8. Sue reviews which problems she missed, notes she will try harder next time, and asks the teacher what she can do to make up the points.

For each scenario, does the example demonstrate that the teacher is promoting assessment capable learning?  Mark yes or no.

9. At the front of the class is a list of social studies Missouri learning standards, big enough for all students to see. The standards present in the current unit are highlighted.

10. Students are working in pairs, translating the original, complicated group project rubric into student-friendly language and prioritizing which knowledge and skills they will need in order to do the project.