Web-Based Assessment Assignment Instructions

 Overview

Formative and summative assessments provide teachers the necessary feedback they need to determine the level of proficiency and understanding each student has acquired during or following a lesson.  Technology can be an effective way to measure student understanding while providing options for students to demonstrate their comprehension.  Therefore, the objective of this assignment is to build a current (developed within the last five years) web-based assessment to use as a demonstration for your students to model as they create their own.  It would be beneficial if you looked into  options that you are less familiar with.  Look for ways to grow your own expertise and stretch your understanding.

Instructions

To complete this assignment, you will:

  • Choose a concept from your curriculum that can be assessed through a web-based design. For example, asking students to describe the steps of the water cycle.
  • Then, create a technology based assessment you would show your students as an example of the product they will create. For example, you might allow students to create a stop-motion animation, an Infographic, or comic book of the water cycle.  So, you create a stop-motion animation, Infographic, or comic book sample of what you would expect them to develop.
  • After you have made your sample, create a recording (2-5 minutes) of you explaining your demonstration to your students and showing them how to build their own project.  If you are not in a classroom, you may use a screenrecording or record yourself as if you have students.
  • Submit your video lesson. Ensure you clarify acceptable options for students with special needs.  Include a copy of the rubric you would use to grade the project-based assessment

Part 1—Video Lesson

Your lesson will need to use technology to demonstrate an example of a web-based assessment that you have developed.  You will video record your demonstration to your students; this may be a screenrecording or a video of yourself demonstrating what the students would do.  Students will imitate your example as they create their own web-based assessment.  This can be live or it can be a screen-recording.  The video must be at least 2 minutes and no longer than 5 minutes. It must include visuals and audio. Finally, it must be uploaded to a sharing location (like YouTube, SchoolTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo, DropBox, Google  or Box.Net) as well as your blog.

Part 2—Written Rubric

Finally, once you have demonstrated your example, write a sample rubric to demonstrate how you will assess the students’ work.  Submit the rubric with your video.

Submission Procedures

Post the video to your blog and then submit the video and the rubric in Canvas.