EDUC200 - Chapter 4: Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability

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Chapter 4

Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability

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Learning Objectives

4.1 Articulate the elements of the formal curriculum. 4.2 Identify three other curricula in U.S. schools. 4.3 Summarize what is involved in classroom assessment. 4.4 Analyze how teachers evaluate student learning and assign grades. 4.5 Describe standardized tests, and how their results are used. 4.6 Explain who is accountable for student learning.

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Learning Objective 4.1

• Articulate the elements of the formal curriculum.

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Every Student Succeeds Act (2016)

• Holds all students to high academic standards
• Prepares all students for success in college and career
• Provides more kids access to high-quality preschool
• Guarantees steps are taken to help students, and their schools, improve
• Reduces the burden of testing while maintaining annual information for parents and students
• Promotes local innovation and invests in what works

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Learning Objective 4.2

• Identify three other curricula in U.S. schools.

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What Other Curricula Do We Teach in U.S. Schools?

• Informal curriculum
• Extra-curriculum
• Null curriculum

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Learning Objective 4.3

• Summarize what is involved in classroom assessment.

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What Is Involved in Classroom Assessment?

Purposes of classroom assessment:

• Monitoring student progress
• Making instructional decisions
• Evaluating student achievement
• Evaluating programs

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Learning Objective 4.4

• Analyze how teachers evaluate student learning and assign grades.

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How Do Teachers Evaluate Student Learning and Assign Grades?

Evaluation makes judgments about, and assigns values to, the results of assessments. Rubrics are assessment tools that make explicit what is being assessed, list characteristics of degrees of quality, and provide a rating scale to differentiate among these degrees.

• A holistic rubric uses one scale for an entire project.
• An analytic rubric specifies separate parts of an assessment task, product, or performance and the characteristics of various levels of success for each.

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Learning Objective 4.5

• Describe standardized tests, and how their results are used.

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What are Standardized Tests, and How Are Their Results Used?

• High-stakes tests with far-reaching consequences
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (T I M S S); Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (P I R L S)
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (N A E P)
• General standardized tests
• State standards-based standardized tests
• Tests based on Common Core Standards

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Learning Objective 4.6

• Explain who is accountable for student learning.

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Who Is Accountable for Student Learning?

• Students
• Parents and families
• Teachers
• School districts and school boards
• Communities
• State governments
• Federal government

“And how are the children? Are they all well?”

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Concluding Thoughts

• Accountability for student learning falls most heavily on teachers.
• While classroom assessment is vital, the only way to compare local, state, or international results is through a standardized system.
• Test results should guide teacher decision making.
• The challenge is to create a fair and equitable assessment system that doesn’t stifle imaginative teaching and learning.

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