ABC’s of AssessmentMRS. KATHY PFEIFER, PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE (3-5)MS. BRENNA MCCORMACK, NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL (9-12)

NORWICH CITY SCHOOLS

What is Assessment?

TO JUDGE OR EVALUATE

Why is assessment in the Visual Arts important?

• Program Evaluation/Data

• Program Saving

• Accountability

• Teacher Reflection/Student Reflection

• Lets Face It, our Kids Deserve it

What does quality arts assessment look like?JUDGMENT

SELF-ASSESSMENT

MULTIPLE FORMS OF ASSESSMENT

ON GOING ASSESSMENT THAT IS EMBEDDED

INSISTENCE ON EXCELLENCE

•Richard Colwell, in his 2003 article, “The Status of Arts Assessment: Examples from Music”, reminds us that assessment serves many purposes, including motivating students and teachers by recognizing work well-done; providing information to teachers and leaders to improve instruction; informing us if our instructional goals have been met; and, informing us what was and was not covered in the curriculum.

AssessmentsFORMATIVE•Allow teachers and students to look at the process. It allows the teacher/student to chart progress and guide development.

SUMMATIVE•Looks at outcomes. Did the student learn what we set out to teach.

• Portfolios

Formative Assessments

AFFIRMATIONS

ARTIST STATEMENT

BELL RINGER

CRITIQUE

CHECKLISTS

DIAGRAMS/DRAFTS

EXIT/ADMIT TICKETS

FEEDBACK

GRADE YOURSELF

HEADLINES

I’M THINKING

JIGSAW

JOURNALS

Formative Assessments

K-W-L

LOGS

Formative AssessmentsMOST AND LEAST CLEAR

NOTES

OBSERVE

OUTCOME SENTENCES

OPINION/FACT

POLL THE CLASS

PATH TO UNDERSTANDING

Formative Assessments

Formative AssessmentsPMI: PLUS, MINUS, INTERESTING QUESTIONING

QUIZZES

RUBRIC

RED CARD/GREEN CARD

Formative Assessments

SOS

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

TWO STARS AND A WISH

UNDERSTANDING (ROAD TO)

VENN DIAGRAM

WHAT STUCK WITH YOU

eXAMINE

eXHIBIT

YOUR CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

UNZIP YOUR LEARNING

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Formative Assessments

STUDIO ART Name: ___________________Pre-Assessment/Exit Ticket List the differences between additive and subtractive color theory.

Additive: Subtractive:  Name all primary colors.  Define and name secondary colors.  How do you create tertiary colors? Name 1 tertiary. 

Exit Tickets

Checklists

Quizzes

Checklists

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Stop Light Self Assessment

Use Post it Notes, students write name with what they learn.

Title and Content Layout with SmartArt

• Task description

• Task description

Step 1 Title

• Task description

• Task description

Step 2 Title • Task

description• Task

description

Step 3 Title

Red Card/Green Card

ResourcesBROOKHART, S.(2010). FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR EVERY CLASSROOM: AN ASCD ACTION TOOL (2ND ED.) . ALEXANDRIA, VA.: ASCD.

BROOKHART, S. (N.D.) . HOW TO CREATE AND USE RUBRICS FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND GRADING .

FREY, N., & FISHER, D. (2011). THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTION PLAN PRACTICAL STEPS TO MORE SUCCESSFUL TEACHING AND LEARNING . ALEXANDRIA, VA.: ASCD.

MARZANO, R. (2006). CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT & GRADING THAT WORK . ALEXANDRIA, VA: ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

POPHAM, W. (2008). TRANSFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT . ALEXANDRIA, VA: ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

Useful WebsiteRUBRISTAR.COM

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