Abby Gorczyca

Over these two weeks we learned about tracking and reading scores from student assessments. Some important standardized assessment terms we learned are, Population -the entire group of people for whom typical performance is estimated by the instrument Sample -the group of people actually included in the testing/study Norming -refers to the process of constructing norms or the typical performance of a group of individuals on achievement assessment Norm referenced Tests -test results compared to the results of a similar group of people and testers are ranked in relation to other testers Criterion referenced Tests -test results are compared to a set standard or predetermined criteria and testers are ranked in relation to the body of tested knowledge Mean -averaging (add them then divide by how many are on the list) Median -MIDDLE number  Mode -refers to the number in a list that occurs most often Range -the difference between smallest and largest number Normal Curve -bell shaped curve...

 Wednesday's Class: This class and this lesson was extremely informative.  We learned about about how to build strong lesson objectives.  I have learned that lesson planning is extremely difficult, but working backwards and building a strong objective will make the lesson planning a bit easier.  A good format to use to build an objective is the ABCD formula.  The "A" stands for the audience, who is the target of the objective.  The "B" stands for the behavior, what the measurable behavior that demonstrates .  The "C" stands for conditions, meaning how the behavior will be performed.  The "D" stands for degree, meaning making the criterion known. The main thing I took from this day was that the standards, objectives, and assessments all need to be aligned. The above picture is something I found very interesting.  It really makes you think.  If there is no purpose to a lesson or if the standards, assessments, and objectives do not align th...