Determining your end learning for the unit
Reality: Assessments and Grading is what both students and teachers are measured against;
Change to a positive: Meaningful learning can be driven with meaningful learning products and assessments;
Measures changes to the way the learner thinks, feels and acts.The lesson benefited me because, prior to this I would only prepare of think of an assessment after I started the topic or had a diagnostic assessment on the topic to guide me on the making of the assessment tools that would make more sense.
After discussions and reading the chapter, I realized that it makes sense that I aim for the assessment since the beginning and it is aligned with the learning goals and enduring understanding. This is just the evidence that students can perform what was defined on the UE.
Criteria for unit assessment
Gathers evidence from multiple means of expression;
Learning products should be the focal point throughout the unit;
Meaningful representation of the activities within the unit;
Ideally an “authentic learning product”.
