Technology based rubrics are rubrics made with the help of internet tools. This is helpful because even if you don't use the rubric that is online then it can be a good starter to create a rubric for your classroom activity. Rubrics are good for grading certain kinds of projects/essay/and short answer questions. It gives the teacher an ability to grade answers fairly, it reminds the teacher what exactly they are looking for to get the right grade. It is good for studnets to because they can see what the teacher is going to grade upon.
Clicker assessment tools is an interactive tool that can be used in a room with a ceratin kind of board. It allows the students to give their input during class easily and quickly. It would be a great review tool because as the teacher is asking questions everyone can answer and see how many people got it right and wrong, and can stop and review the material if not very many people knew the answer.
Inspiration/Kidspiration software allows the students to be more interactive in the classroom and can be more clearly examined on their outcomes. This can always be used in the classroom beceause the more you can keep the students interactive the more they will learn and pay attention.
Jessica Miller
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ReplyDeleteI agree, Inspiration and Kidspiration help you evaluate a student's progress as you can see the thought-process and conclusions that they come to.
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Rubrics are very important when it comes to evaluating a student's work. Technology based rubrics could really come in handy because it could save the teacher time. I have never heard of clickers until we experimented with them in RDG 380 last semester. I feel like they could be good assessment tools because teachers can see how well their students are learning,evalute how they could improve their teaching, and encourage classroom interaction.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, clicker assessment tools are very useful; especially when dealing with students who are too shy to raise their hands for fear that they will get the answer wrong and suffer mocking from their classmates. On the other hand, clicker assessment tools are also helpful for quick assessments regarding certain subjects, such as math. For instance, when provided with a particular math problem viewed on a smartboard at the beginning of a class, students have the ability to give their answers, and the teacher will have knowledge as to how to compose his/her class that day regarding instructing students on what he/she needs to know.
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