Text saying "Grading less isn't unexplored territory. Montessori showed us the benefits and the how" over Earth from space. Logo reads "lead inclusion."
📈 Grading less isn't an unknown. Visit a #Montessori school to see students engaged for the joy of learning, growing every day with no grades. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EDchat #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat
Children writing in a classroom, focused and engaged. Text reads, "A formal assessment is sometimes the least valid way to assess."
📈 A more formal assessment doesn't necessarily lead to greater assessment accuracy. Often, informal chat with a learner is our most reliable and valid evaluation. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment
A pencil on a multiple-choice test paper, with text overlay: "Assessment reform comes before grading reform."
📈 Even the best standards-based scales can't save us from a culture of competition. Reform in classroom assessment comes before grading reform. 🌟 #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment
A child in a superhero cape and mask strikes a strong pose against a yellow background. The text reads, "The end game isn’t compliance; it’s self-directed learning."
💪 Compliance is not the ultimate goal of school. We don't only want students to be able to follow rules, we want them to make informed decisions, use their voice, and SHAPE the rules. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Educators #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment
I have been so fortunate to spend the year working with three schools within the Madera Unified School District and this week is my last visit. They are amazing and ready to move forward, but I will miss them all! #atassessment #sblchat @solutiontree.bsky.social
Had an amazing two days in Sacramento with educators from across the country at my Standards Based Learning in Action workshop! So appreciative of their commitment to their students and LEARNING! @SolutionTreeCA @SolutionTree #atassessment
A view of Earth from space with a dark sky in the background. Large blue text reads, "Grading less isn't unexplored territory. Montessori showed us the benefits and the how." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
📈 Grading less isn't an unknown. Visit a #Montessori school to see students engaged for the joy of learning, growing every day with no grades. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EDchat #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat
A close-up of a standardized test answer sheet with multiple-choice bubbles and a red pencil resting on top. Large blue text on the left states, "Assessment reform comes before grading reform." In the top right corner, the "lead inclusion." logo is visible.
📈 Even the best standards-based scales can't save us from a culture of competition. Reform in classroom assessment comes before grading reform. 🌟 #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat
A young girl dressed as a superhero with a red cape and blue mask flexes her arms in front of a wall with drawn-on muscles. Large red text reads, "The end game isn’t compliance, it’s self-directed learning." In the bottom right corner, the "lead inclusion." logo is displayed.
💪 Compliance is not the ultimate goal of school. We don't only want students to be able to follow rules, we want them to make informed decisions, use their voice, and SHAPE the rules. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Educators #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment
Posted over the weekend, so here it is for the start of your work-week! #ATAssessment #HigherEd #phdchat #GradStudents #OTESSA24
education assessment #equity #ATAssessment #highered #PhDChat
The more I research educational assessment (learning what learners know), the more I am convinced that assessment IS research. #ATAssessment #HigherEd
wait...WHAT??!! Ellis, R., & Han, F. (2021). Assessing university student collaboration in new ways. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 46(4), 509–524. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2020.1788504
...investigating. #HigherEd #ATAssessment
Today's #LitReview reading on grades from @margaret_bea @r_ajjawi and David Boud of @CRADLEdeakin #ATAssessment "New Directions for Assessment in a Digital World" in "Re-imagining University Assessment in a Digital World" #phdlife
@tguskey I seem to recall you arguing that typical grades are accurate to within +- 5-6%. Do you have that published anywhere that I could cite? #ATAssessment
Letting Go of Grades: Creating an Environment of Autonomy and a Focus on Learning for High Achieving Students | Teaching and Learning Inquiry journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/TLI/article/vi... #ATAssessment
It's an eloquent description and I appreciate the emphasis on assessment being a social practice with the aim of achieving the learning goals *of students*. #ATAssessment
Reading - Willis, J., Adie, L., & Klenowski, V. (2013). Conceptualising teachers’ assessment literacies in an era of curriculum and assessment reform. The Australian Educational Researcher, 40(2), 241–256. https://doi.org/10/gh5k7d #ATAssessment
If you reduce the number of gradations of quality, you increase the likelihood of an accurate assessment. #ATAssessment
If a learner is within 5-6% of a higher letter grade, it is your duty to make a judgement call and you have the freedom to recognize their work as such. #ATAssessment
All grades are an inference, or an interpretation of the data, not a true measurement of ‘ability’. #ATAssessment
#PSA for educators in higher Ed and k12…you cannot tell the difference between a 78% and an 81% when it comes to grades. Even the most ‘objective’ grade books are entirely subjective and only approach about +-5-6% accuracy. #ATAssessment
...but that is a Tweet for another day. #ATAssessment #HigherEd #PhDChat @acbced
Grading learners on a 100 pt scale does not increase precision. Instead, it increases the chance that a learner's ability will be mis-categorized. There are few tools created by K12 teachers or higher ed faculty that can distinguish any better than +/- 5 or 6% #ATAssessment
New post is a redistribution of David Boud's 2010 'Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education'
https://madland.ca/blog/assessment-reform #ATAssessment
I wonder if co-assessment is a framework that could bridge the gap between quantitative, psychometric approaches and qualitative, assessment for learning approaches? #ATAssessment 3/3
the quote is "Quesada, Gómez Ruiz, Gallego Noche, and Cubero- Ibáñez (2019) define co-assessment as a type of participatory assessment in which the teacher and student jointly discuss, negotiate, and assess the student's task or performance." on page 10 #ATAssessment 2/3
