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Hi everybody, I am attaching two papers I recently wrote for my Assessment module. Enjoy. ED 615 Mod 8 Assessment Philosophy Liam Breathnach   Whatever your personal feelings about assessment, it is an integral part of teaching. Assessment is the way a teacher gets information on how well the students have learned and can apply the material. It also gives vital information about how the teacher’s practices and methods are achieving the stated objectives in the class. Reflecting on this information and modifying future instruction where necessary, is very important in successful teaching. Students get an idea of what they know and what they still need to do. Parents and administrators also get feedback on the performance of the teachers and students (McMillan, 2008).   Assessment is very broad and occurs in every class. Formative assessment, such as questioning and worksheets, gives the teacher regular feedback on student knowledge and comprehension. Then summative asse

Grading Wars... I was always a good, if unspectacular student, but most tests held little fear for me and I had a good relationship with teachers. So while I remember some occasions where I did not give my best, and got what I deserved, the experiences are mainly quite positive. But I clearly remember an occasion I was given back an Irish language essay one time to the line “now this is an example of how not to write an essay…”, exactly like a memory in the reading (Guskey, 2006). The fact that it is probably 25 years ago and I still remember the sinking feeling as the words that were read out were my own, does say something about the powerful effect we can have. It is a good lesson to learn, and a good experience to draw upon. As teachers we spend a large portion of the day speaking to impressionable students. Even a supposedly flippant remark, unfiltered, can be crushing. I definitely remember the embarrassment. And the rage. I do not have a particular case when I had a great

Assessing all abilities… When I was in my late teens I used to go by a simple idea that everybody had an arbitrary number of skill units. These skill units were divided up in different ways for different people. Some people had a lot of skill units in book smarts but had not many skill units left for other areas, such as, and forgive the sweeping generalization, social ability or athletic ability. Others may have a solid level in many areas, and be skilled at many aspects of life. There are certainly flaws in this view, but I still appreciate the underlying tenet it had, that while I have my skills that others may not have, maybe they can draw, play the guitar or write poetry to a level that would leave me stupefied. Not difficult with these aforementioned talents by the way. I always try to appreciate the skills others have that I have not cultivated. I try to pass this idea on to my students when a moment arises. But to embrace my cynicism a little, you will encounter people w