Chapter 15 Learning Log

This section of the class is basically an introduction to assessment. Being a senior in my last semester of classes, I have already had many lessons on assessment, most of which began with "you'll go over more of this in Educational Psychology". Therefore, I was prepared to hear about familiar terms like validity, authentic assessments, and formal vs. informal assessments.
The educational research was a good activity to help us prepare for this unit as well. I was able to think critically about how most of the legislative decisions are made on research conducted through tests- mainly standardized tests.
It was very helpful to go over the pros and cons of different forms of assessment.

The importance of assessment can not be over stated. If our instruction is to be aligned with our assessment, and our success as teachers is (sadly) largely measured by standardized assessment, and if the effectiveness of our instruction can only be visualized through some form of assessment, then what could be more important?

This lesson is really only an introduction to assessment, but yes, my future teaching will definitely be affected by the knowledge I've gained. Namely, I will make authentic assessment my top priority and I will constantly revise my forms of assessment to make it more valid, timely, consistent, and reliable.