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Course:	Designing Assessment Using Performance Standards
Code:	EDTL 604
Semester:	Spring 2003
Instructor:	Dr. Marianne Lovik-Powers

Reflection

In the current society, many parents, communities and business leaders have been holding expectations for schools and teachers in terms of their children’s education. Teachers are expected to teach students in what is deemed appropriate for all students. Therefore, the use of standardized testing in schools is rising, flowing into the task of teachers, students, and parents and changing the shape of education. There are many models of curriculum that are being used to develop and prepare students to meet or exceed instructional standards that specify what students should know and be able to do. This course provided me an opportunity to compare and contrast many curriculum design models such as: Standards-based Curriculum, Curriculum Based Assessment, Backward Design, and Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning.
I have learned a lot a standards-based environment and understood that design and analysis of assessments and rubrics can be employed in a standards-based classroom. This class provided the meaningful knowledge of teaching and learning in a standards-based environment.

Books

Glatthorn, A.A., Bragaw, D., Dawkins, K. & Parker, J. (1998). Performance Assessment and Standards-Based Curriculum: The Achievement Cycle. New York: Eye on Education.

Unit 1 - Comparing Traditional and Standards-Based Grading Practices

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Unit 1_Threaded Discussion    Unit 1_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Education Policy Analysis Archives http://epaa.asu.edu/ What Does Research Say About Assessment http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/4assess.htm

Unit 2 - State Performance Standards

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Resources

PA Dept. of Education http://www.pde.state.pa.us/

Unit 3 - National Performance Standards

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Unit 4 - Differentiated Instruction: Development and Practice

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Resources

What is differentiated Instruction? http://www.scusd.edu/gate_ext_learning/differentiated.htm The Differentiated Classroom http://www.ascd.org/pdi/demo/diffinstr/tomlin99book.html

Unit 5 - Curriculum Design Models and Practice

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Resources

Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning http://ericec.org/digests/e586.html The American Psychological Association (APA) http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm

Unit 6 - Standards-Based Assessment

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Unit 7 - Assessment Rubric

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Resources

Rubrics Maker http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ WebQuest http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ Ideas and Rubrics http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/ ideas_and_rubrics.html Rubric http://www.cse.ucla.edu/CRESST/pages/Rubrics.htm

Unit 8 - Designing Standards-based Instruction

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Unit 9 - Assessing Standards-based Instruction

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