Student will self assess (student will be given a form to rate their performance) Student will identify their strengths and weaknesses Student will identify what they need help with Teacher will recognize where their student (s) are struggling Teacher will adapt the lesson for students that are struggling with material based on information provided in the self assessment Example Assessment Somewhat How Well Do you understand the materials?
Formative Assessment: Part 2 Prior to Summative Assessment, teacher will give student an informal assessment (similar to the self assessment) Students will see the comparison between their self-assessment and the teachers informal assessment. Students will identify what needs work helps students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work helps faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately Summative Assessment: Part 1 midterm exam Students will write a midterm exam Exam will be in 3 parts: multiple choice, short answer and essay Multiple choice questions will consist of questions connected to their fieldtrips, botany Short answer questions will consist of questions that make connections between the scientific, historical, identification of plants and their uses Essay Question will draw correlations to interdisciplinarityTrees and human beings dependent on one another for survival Summative Assessment: Part 2 final project Students will create a digital story The digital story will have 5-10 photos, music, narrative voice or captions Students will share 3 new things they learned while on their respective fieldtrips Accommodations Through the formative assessment process students will identify where they need assistance. Accommodations will be granted to students according to their preference of assessment. (writing/reading assistance will be given to those struggling to understand the assessment process) Teacher will work with student on an accommodation plan Teacher Assistants will assist in meeting the needs of the respective students