Chapter+8.+Personal+Communication+as+Classroom+Assessment


 * Date: || July 4, 2012 || Title of Selection: || Personal Communication as Assessment ||

Frame questions to be used diagnostically to inform instruction. Use questioning strategies to deepen students’ understanding and reasoning proficiencies. Structure class discussions for formative and summative use. Conduct conferences, interviews, and oral exams to obtain accurate information about student achievement. Use student journals and logs as assessment //for// learning tools. ||
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I have included the selections because I believe that they explain and document the need for quality questioning in the classroom. Classroom, as well as individual, discussions with students are extremely important and should be continually used as formative as well as summative assessment.  I have learned that student journals and logs can be beneficial by giving students concrete evidence of how they are progressing during a specific unit or during the year. These journals/logs and artifacts can be used during individual conferences and interviews with students. Activity 8.2 Frame Diagnostic Questions  Activity 8.4A Classroom Discussion Rubric and Rubric Evaluation Form  Activity 8.7 Decisions about Using Journals or Logs  Reflective Journal Entry on Chapter 8 
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