EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Types of Assessment
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Types of Assessment. Assessment is the process of collecting information to find out what students are learning. View the video Performance Assessment: Student Presentations in a High School English Class (http://login.cengagebrain.com/cb/). Please define the following concepts in relation to assessment:
§ Embedded assessments
§ Authentic (performance) assessments
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of assessment? When would it be appropriate to use each type of assessment? The No Child Left Behind Act mandates standardized assessments in each state. What are some of the issues that present themselves with this type of assessment?
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EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform
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DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform. Your text states: “To understand the ways American public schooling has shifted over the last century, imagine the swings of a pendulum” (Koch, 62). Please reflect on how the pendulum is continually in motion by thinking and responding to the following questions:
§ Which period of educational reform do you believe us to be in today and why?
§ Where is the pendulum now and which way is it moving? Think about such educational reforms as standards-based education, NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and the Race to the Top competition from the federal government (Race to the Top is a federal fund for competitive grants. It awards states money based on their approved plans for educational reform). Visit the Ed.gov Race to the Top blog...