Assessment Techniques I Use

Assessment
Technique

Subject
Area

Formative:
Oral/Class
Discussion
s

Formative
: In-class;
research
and
present
(Jigsaw).

Grad
e
Level

History
Law
Social
Science

History
Law
Social
Science

Topic

Learning Goals
Tied to
Assessment
Technique

Reflection
Statement(s) on
how this
experience
enhanced your
practice/awarene
ss/ overall
development

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lessons I have
based on the
been one of the
taught
are
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assessment tools
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opportunities
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that can be easily
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for
students
to
history,
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implemented to
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be assessed
ability to make
ensure that
orally to ensure
connections
students
that they
between current
understand the
understand the
and past events
material that is
material that is
can be assessed
being taught.
being studied.
using this
Discussions have
Topics vary
technique.
improved my
from historical
Students can be
ability to assess
figures when we
asked to discuss
students because it
are studying
the links that
has provided me
history, legal
they see between
with an
cases when we
past and current
opportunity to
are studying
events. In Law
check in with
law, and healthy
students can
students on an
relationships
verbalize their
ongoing basis and
when we are
understanding of
adjust my teaching
working in the
various legal
to meet the needs
social sciences.
issues using this
of students. In
methodology. In
addition, students
the social
enjoy discussions
sciences students
and often learn
can demonstrate
through the
their critical
discussions in
thinking abilities
addition to being
through
assessed.
discussions.
7
Topics vary
The jigsaw method The jigsaw method
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based on the
taught students
has improved my
class being
how to research
teaching practice
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taught.
effectively to find
because it has
11
Essentially
information as
provided an
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students
well as how to
opportunity for
would be
communicate
students to selfgiven time in
their findings in
assess as well as to
class to
an effective way.
be assessed by
research a
This form of
their peers. This is
topic and
assessment
because students
become
allowed for
often work in
experts and
assessment of
groups in this
teach what
skills such as
method and often

Summativ
e: Quizzes

Law

Summativ
e: Tests

Law

they learned
presentation
have to check in on
to the rest of
skills and
themselves to see
the class. In
communication
if they truly
history
skills. It also
understand the
students
allowed for an
material before
would
opportunity to
they can present
research
assess whether
their findings to
significant
students
the class. This
historical
understood the
method allows for
events, on law
material they
the teacher to
students
were researching.
assess because
would
oftentimes the
research
students will ask
various
questions which
aspects of law;
allows the teacher
and in social
to assess the
science
students learning.
students
Therefore this tool
would
allows for close
research
monitoring of a
various
students learning
components
as it creates
of
opportunities for
relationships
communication
and share the
between the
information
student and the
with their
teacher.
peers.
11 Quizzes were used Students learned
The use of quizzes
12
to assess
how to make
has enhanced my
students at the
connections
teaching practice
end of chapters.
between course
because it has
This method
themes by
allowed me to be
allowed to asses
completing
aware of the need
for
quizzes. Students
to adjust my
understanding
also learned how
teaching to meet
of curriculum
to manage their
the needs of
material such as
time in order to
students. For
the Canadian
be effective when
instance, I have
Charter of
they worked on
learned that if
Rights and
their summative
there is an area on
Freedoms, and
assessments.
a quiz that a
Criminal Law.
majority of
students struggled
with, the topic may
need to be
revisited and
reviewed with
students to ensure
that students are
learning.
11 Tests are an
Summative Tests The use of tests is an
12
important
allow students to
important part of
component
demonstrate the
the assessment
when it comes
knowledge that
and evaluation
to assessing
they have
component of

student
learning of
curriculum
content. Tests
allow for
evaluation of
the overall and
general
expectations
that students
have learned. In
law this
pertains to the
different units
including
Criminal Law,
Heritage, and
International
Law.

acquired
throughout the
units. Students
learn how to
organize their
thoughts and
apply their
knowledge
through this form
of assessment.

teaching because it
allows the student
to demonstrate
that they have
acquired skills and
have grown in
their learning.
Tests allow
students to grow in
their learning
because it allows
them to practice
the skills they have
learned and
identify areas they
need to improve in
and allows them to
identify their
strengths.