07/10/2021 Creation of a rubric

1.       1. Description of the class

We disscussed about the disadvantages of exams and the idea of both approaches (formative and summative) but also the teacher introduced us how assessing young learners in order to achieve an evidence of the children´s progress with the purpose of increasing motivation and promoting future work. In addition, It is important to consider what we have to evaluate in class, keeping in mind attitudes, skills development, behaviour and social skills, creating a positive atmosphere. Moreover, we learnt a great variety of instruments which can be included in assessment schools like diaries, questionnaire or peer assesment. Finally, we looked at some online pages like http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=NewRubric&section_id=8#06 in which you  create different rubrics or scales, so you can collect the evidence of learning that provides scaled levels of achievement with rating scales.

2.       2. Describe what you learn in the class

In this class I learned new methods to evaluate students so that they do not feel pigeonholed by a simple mark. This is why, we need to include new types of evaluation with the aim of improving the learning process. For that reason we can encorage students using peer assessment, diaries or giving them some tips about what they need to improve.

3.       3. Opinion about the class

I found interesting this session because many times teachers use the same evaluation system every year. However, the teacher may also consider other types of assessment in order to improve student´s individuality. In this way, the student who is evaluated will not give as much importance in the exams because the chid will be valued throughout the entire school period.

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