What are the benefits for the students in Performance/Authentic Assessment? Provide an example of when you have used this type of assessment before.

WEEK 7: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
CLO 1: Analyze the history and role of assessment in education.
Assessed by: Discussion Question 1, Discussion Question 2
CLO 4: Assess student learning using appropriate levels of taxonomy for student achievement improvement.
Assessed by: Assessment Plan
READINGS
Lecture – Assessment Strategies
Assessment – California Department of Education
USF – Assessment
French, D. (2017) The future is the performance assessment. Voices in Urban Education, 46.
Essential Components of RTI – A Closer Look at Response to Intervention
Differentiated Instruction, Professional Development, and Teacher Efficacy
A comparison of higher-order thinking between the Common Core State Standards and the 2009 New Jersey content standards in high school

Discussion Question 1 – Assessment Instruments

Which assessment instrument(s) are you familiar with? What are the benefits for the students in Performance/Authentic Assessment? Provide an example of when you have used this type of assessment before. If you have not used performance/authentic assessment before, how would you go about designing this kind of tool?

Expectations

Length: At least 200-250 words, not including references
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly or educational reference in APA format

Week 7: Discussion Question 2 – RTI

Discussion Prompt

Does your site use Response to Intervention? If so, what are the steps in identifying students for the different tiers within RTI? If not, how would you go about implementing RTI into your school site? Explain your answer and include research to support your response.

Expectations
Length: At least 200-250 words, not including references
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly or educational reference in APA format