Assessing with Power

Gina G. GolaAdams MS, Grand Prairie, TXgina.gola@gpisd.org

Marzano’s Nine

• Researchers at the Mid-continent Research for Educational Learning, led by Dr. Robert Marzano, have identified nine instructional strategies that are most likely to improve student achievement.

The Nine Practices include:1. Identifying Similarities and Differences2. Note Taking and Summarizing3. Providing Recognition and Reinforcing Effort4. Practice and Homework5. Nonlinguistic Representations6. Cooperative Learning7. Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback8. Generating and Answering Questions9. Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

Use software like Inspiration.

1. Identifying similarities and differences: Students systematically compare Native American tribes using the Tree Map and, later, the Double Bubble Map.

Basic Inspiration Projects

Summarizing and note taking:

2. Students are note making, abstracting and summarizing the information from the text using the Tree Map.

Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition

Share stories about people who succeeded by not giving up.

Have students keep a log of their weekly efforts and achievements, reflect on it periodically, and even mathematically analyze the data.

Homework and Practice

• Homework provides students with the opportunity to extend their learning outside the classroom. – Amount of homework assigned

should vary by grade level– Parent involvement should be

minimal.

Nonlinguistic Representations • According to research,

knowledge is stored in two forms: linguistic and visual. The more students use both forms in the classroom, the more opportunity they have to achieve.

• Nonlinguistic representation has proven to not only stimulate but also increase brain activity.

Cooperative Learning

• Cooperative groups yields a positive effect on overall learning.

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback

• Setting objectives can provide students with a direction for their learning.

• Goals should not be too specific; they should be easily adaptable to students' own objectives.

Why Use Rubrics?• Rubrics are powerful tools

for both teaching and assessment.

• Rubrics can improve student performance, as well as monitor it, by making teachers' expectations clear and by showing students how to meet these expectations.

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Generating and Testing Hypotheses

• Research shows that a deductive approach (using a general rule to make a prediction) to this strategy works best.

• Whether a hypothesis is induced or deduced, students should clearly explain their hypotheses and conclusions.

Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

• Cues, questions, and advance organizers help students use what they already know about a topic to enhance further learning.

• Vary the style of advance organizer used: Tell a story, skim a text, or create a graphic image.

Source:

• BOOK DISCUSSION

What Works in Classroom Instructionby Robert J. Marzano, et. al.

• http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/marzchat1.html

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Inspiration

Timeliner

How to use this template1. Select the text symbol in each circle. Type in the item being compared and its unique attributes. In the text box in the overlapping area of the circles, add the attributes the items have in common.2. To change the size of circles: Click on the circle, then holding the Shift key, drag any corner handle.3. To change the color of the circles: Select the circle, click on the Line Color button on the bottom of the screen. Choose a new color from the palette.4. To create your own circles: Select the Circle from the Draw toolbar on the bottom of the screen. Hold the Shift Key while drawing.

Benefits of using the Venn Diagram templateThis template can be used for simple comparisons: hero/villain, vertebrate/invertebrate, democracy/dictatorship and so forth. However, the template also supports much greater sophistication and complexity, depending on the subject matter and user. For example, students might compare the subtle similarities and difference between life cycles, literary styles, subcultures and so forth.

Examples of Student PowerPoint Presentations

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By Aracely Espinosa

March 4,2004

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By:Erin Ham

October 3,2003

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Kayleigh JohnsonKayleigh Johnson

11stst PeriodPeriod

January 27,2005January 27,2005

Density

(g/cm³)

Atmosphere

Chemical

Comp.

SAMPLE ANALYZER

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TIME FOR 1 ROTATION

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Phase Detector

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