FIAE Chapter 3

This chapter was much like chapter 5 in UbD because it talked entirely about assessment. This chapter also made a priority to point out the difference between a student understanding a subject, and being able to do it. Just like making the distinction between mastery, and knowledge, I also found this to be incredibly important to be aware of. I learned that it can be helpful to look at your standards and label them as essential, high desirable, and desirable. This is important for me to know because I will only have so much time to teach so I need to decide what is absolutely essential. I also learned more about the different types of assessment, and the purpose that they each serve. One quote that jumped out at me was, “Pre-testing students without taking action with the result isn’t assessment.” I feel that this is so crucial to understand as a teacher. I know that I have definitely had teachers give out a test just to give a test, but then they did nothing with the information. When I am a teacher I will know that the tests I give out are just as much for my benefit as for the students’. Another thing I found in this chapter that is also stressed in others is that you need to have clear objectives, and that it is not just for your sake, but also for the students’. What this chapter taught me is that as a teacher I need to have clear objectives, and I need to be able to narrow down the objectives I want to focus on. I will also need various types of assessment, and use that assessment to help students make improvement in their learning.