Erin's Portfolio
Standard #6: Assessment
The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher's and learner's decision making.
Name of Artifact: Child Study
Date: November 2015
Class: EDUC 250: Educational Psychology
Description:
For this assignment, I observed a child the age of four to determine the milestones he had achieved so far. I described physical, motor, emotional, social, language and cognitive development areas.
Rationale:
To document my understanding of Standard #6, Assessment, I researched milestones that a four year old should have reached and tested the subject on them. I monitored the learner's progress throughout the milestones to see what kind of growth they would achieve.
Name of Artifact: Midterm Assessment
Date: October 2015
Class: EDUC 224: Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
Description:
For this assignment I worked with a group of people to determine what effect Alka-Seltzer has with inflating a balloon. My group and I did three rounds, with differing variables to determine the effects of Alka-Seltzer.
Rationale:
To document my understanding of Standard #6, Assessment, I went through multiple methods of assessment to get to my understanding of the material. I was able to understand Alka-Seltzer tablets in their entirety which helped understanding of the whole project. I had to use decision making in order to determine what sites I should use
