Assessment That Matters: Using Technology to Personalize Learning

by Kim Meldrum

Are you using technology as a tool for learning with your students? Student creations can give us rich information about student learning and growth. Want to hone your skills in assessment to help personalize learning? This book will show you how! Assessment That Matters is for the connected educator who wants to learn more about how to gather rich assessment information and build opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning in creative and innovative ways using technology. Kim Meldrum provides readers with a strong understanding of the role that technology as a tool for learning must play in the education of today's students, and clearly explains the three types of assessment - assessment as learning, assessment for learning and assessment of learning.
This book includes practical examples of how students can creatively demonstrate their learning. Detailed assessment information is provided with each example. After reading this book, teachers will gain the skills they need to effectively assess student work, at the same time building a repertoire of ideas that allow students to demonstrate their learning in different, creative and authentic ways. It's the best of both worlds - learn to make student thinking visible and easily gather rich assessment information!

Genres: Professional Development

120 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1779

Reviews

[Tami Ewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the concept of assessment AS learning; assessment FOR learning; and assessment OF learning.

[S · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book and I think that it is a critical resource for educators (new and experienced) who want to learn how to change and develop their teaching style to become a more effective teacher, one who can better communicate and provide feedback to their pupils and prepare them for the future in academics and adult lives. It provides clear and explanative samples of assessment strategies and ways to guide the students in their learning using technology. It also provides suggestions of technology, programs and apps to use in the classroom, which assist in giving the teacher and student more evidence of what they have learned and where they are in their comprehension of a subject. Ms. Meldrum explains how teachers can apply these ideas to meet the needs of all types of students in a classroom. I have tried many of these techniques with technology in my multi-lingual classroom and have to say that the changes in my practices have given my students much more confidence, a voice in their learning and a greater sense of enthusiasm and pride. You will be pleasantly surprised at how much valuable information you will gather from using the author's techniques to assess your students using technology as a tool for and as assessment. I highly recommend this book to any teacher who wants to make more connections with with their students and make their classroom an exciting place to learn!!