Assessment Strategies

I really enjoyed reading about the different assessment strategies. These strategies can be applied in many areas not just in art so this reflection assignment really helped me see how I can assess my students in many subject areas.

•   Portfolios- This has to be my favorite of all of the assessments that I read about in the readings. I think portfolios really show the growth and development of the students’ art projects throughout the year. Portfolios are great to help children set goals. When the students achieve their goals, they can put their art in the portfolio for their parents to see. As a teacher this form of assessment will show me not only how well my students are doing but it will also show me how well I am doing as an instructor, and what I need to do to help my students more.
•   Journals- I love the idea of using journals as an assessment in art because it also integrates English into the curriculum. When students use their journals they will be able to express their feelings about their art pieces and about how well they think they did. Students will be able to write about goals in their journals and whether they achieved them or not. Using journals as assessments will help teachers see how their students feel about their teaching and projects. They will also be able to tell if the student has improved or not by if their writing is positive.

• Group discussions- I liked this assessment because students will be able to talk together about their struggles, likes, and dislikes about certain projects they are working on. The teacher does need to make sure that all students are discussing equally. A rating scale can be used in the classroom to have the student’s rate how well they think they did on their work. It also is important for the teacher to rate the student because some students might be hard on themselves and others may give themselves a better score than they deserve. Once the rating scale papers are filled out, the students can discuss with one another why they gave themselves the scores they did. Then explain what they will to do better next time if they think they could have tried harder.

Resources:

Chapter 5. Art A Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle Schools. Robert D. Clements and Frank Wachowiak.

Assessment in Art, Chapter 2 by Dr. Donna Kay Beattie

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/teaching-methods/20153.html