Assessing Students

At my PDS, my teacher has used many forms of assessment. I have seen her use tests, but mainly she uses projects. When she assigns a project, she grades the student and the class grades the students. I think this is a unique and great way to grade. The students assess each other based on what they learned. This allows the students to become more involved and interested with each others projects. Another assessment the teacher has used is writing an essay. Although they are short they ask clear questions and allow the student to understand what he/she is researching. Essays allow the students to be creative because they can create their own answers.

I think it is very creative to have the students assess each other. Students become much more interested with each others projects when they are being presented, because they have to grade each other. Also this motivates students to perform better because their peers (not the teacher only) are grading them. Another idea that I like is oral exams. Some students do not perform well on written tests. An oral exam allows the student to explain themselves. The oral exam works well if there is a written exam too. Both of these exams give almost all types of learners an opportunity to show what they have learned.