Assessment Strategies

                                             “Test what you teach and how you teach it”

§      It is important:

§       To emphasize important objectives and demonstrate ways in which they could be assessed.

§       To develop review tests.

§      To make scoring system clear and familiarize students with it through self and peer assessment.

The best way to overcome students ‘fear is: to prepare them with test-taking strategies.

⬌The keys to success are: to use time wisely and to develop practical study habits.

Test-taking strategies are synonymous of effective learning strategies.

ª      Make sure students are familiar with…

ª      Formats and Rubrics

ª      All the scoring system

ª      Self-and peer assessment

Suggestions for Students are:

ü  Make a semester study plan including assessments and their due dates:

q  Students should learn how to make schedules for themselves.

q  The schedules should :

q  Be realistic

q  Include a study place

q  Include a daily study time

q  Allow plenty of preparation time for important assessments

ü  Attend Class Regularly:

·         Poor attendance correlates highly with poor test results.

·         It´s important to motivate students to attend regularly. Then, also you as teacher could encourage them to monitor their own learning process through journals, portafolios, etc.

ü  Use good review techniques:

Ø  Research shows that the time spent reviewing SHOULD BE no more than 15 minutes for weekly quizzes , 2 to 3 hours for a midterm exam , and 5 to 8 hours for a final exam.

Ø  When reviewing for a test students should:

Ø  Plan review sessions.

Ø  Take a practice exam.

Ø  Review with friends.

ü  Organize pre-exam hours wisely:

§      Don`t cram at the last minute.

§      Physical and mental fitness are important considerations for good test-taking.

§      Teachers should encourage students to practice stress-reducing activities. 

ü  Become Familiar with Instructions and Formats.

• Transparency: teachers have the responsability to share what  they know about formats.
• Students: frequently fail to read directions or read them superficially to save time.
• Teachers!: Students need to understand exactly how they are suppposed to answer the questions.