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  • Kristy Price August 12, 2011 at 1:06pm
    As a chorus teacher, I never go more than two or three minutes without assessing my students.  Everything we accomplish in concert is built on a foundation of continual assessment.  The issue I see is the difference between assessment and grading.  Sometimes it can even seem that the two are in conflict.
  • David Bowden August 12, 2011 at 1:05pm
    To asses the learning.
  • nyana rene malone August 12, 2011 at 1:05pm
    As CTE Instructors,  assessments are to make sure that the students not only understand the terminology but also know how to perform the task. Therefore,  we have to make two assessments.
  • Jillian Davis August 12, 2011 at 1:04pm
    to check for understanding and to guide further instruction
  • Teresa Price August 12, 2011 at 1:04pm
    My purpose for assessment is to direct my next teaching strategy.   I have to know what knowledge my students have acquired first.  I give students more than one chance to "get it" before I can move on.
  • Susan A. Fiedler August 12, 2011 at 1:04pm
    I try to teach students in college prep classes what to expect in college and how to study independently.  But I would like to be able to include more formative assessments I design and at times I choose rather than wasting time on benchmarks when I already know most of what they know.
  • Sonja Seymore August 12, 2011 at 1:03pm
    Most of us assess to put a grade in the grade book when we should actually assess what is "caught" from what is "taught."
  • Michael Posey August 12, 2011 at 1:03pm
    To make sure they are learning the material and to understand what we need to go back over so they comprehend the material.
  • beverly eason August 12, 2011 at 1:03pm
    I use assessments to find out if students are mastering what I am teaching them.  There is also a component to this that ends with arriving at a grade for the course
  • Glenda Martin August 12, 2011 at 1:03pm

    Assessments are for mapping progress.  Some can be done with paper and pencil, but others are life experiences. It is like a runner, the goal is to improve each time you perform a task.When the student improves they gain self esteem and confidence.

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