Chapter 2 Deciding What to Assess and How to Assess It (Popham, 7th Edition)

1. But What Does This Have to Do with Teaching? pg 65

1.1. Thinking before constructing

1.2. Accountability of the state you teach in - KSDE

1.3. MORE thoughts? Add here...

2. What Do Classroom Teachers Really Need to Know about What to Assess and How to Assess It?

2.1. Instructional inertia

2.2. Assessment inertia

2.3. Additional thoughts/comments

3. What to Assess Considerations (pg.51) #1-7

4. Tests as Instructional Influences pg 52-53

4.1. Measurement Driven Instruction

4.2. Teachers salary correlates with test scores

4.3. Instruction ONLY focused on testing contents

4.4. Diagram on pg 54 - assessment/instruction influence

5. Assessment Illumination pg 58

5.1. "what is assessed with influence teacher instruction."

5.2. Good assessment focuses on knowledge and skills being promoted

5.3. Teachers should NEVER teach towards the Test

6. How to Assess it

7. Welcome again!

7.1. The Common Core Standards

7.1.1. ELA

7.1.2. MAth

7.2. "Many a Slip.."

7.2.1. His opinion is...

7.3. Of Standards or Emperors

7.4. NAEP Frameworks

7.4.1. What are they?

7.5. What-to-assess Considerations

7.6. Tests as Instructional Influences

7.7. Dividends of Assessment Illuminations

8. How to Assess It

8.1. Norm Referenced

8.1.1. Define:

8.1.1.1. Which type is prefered?

8.2. Criterion Referenced

8.2.1. Define:

8.2.1.1. Better measurement

8.3. Constructed Response

8.3.1. Define

8.4. Selected Response

8.4.1. Define

8.5. A Profusion of Item Types

8.5.1. Essay

8.5.2. True/False

8.5.3. Add more...

8.5.4. Example of more on Pg 66