I especially appreciated this week\u2019s reading on assessment because I have found this to be one of the more difficult aspects of lesson planning and teaching.\u00a0 What type of assessment to use, how frequently, and in what forms are issues that I have been struggling with when it comes to unit planning as well.\u00a0 One tool of assessment that I have seen being used not only in my practicum school but here at UBC is a rubric.\u00a0 I believe that rubrics are helpful for teachers and students alike, because they give the teacher a specific set of criteria to use when marking which is not only efficient but fair, and they ensure that students know exactly what is expected of them before they hand in an assignment.\u00a0 I have heard some teachers say that they don\u2019t want to give out a rubric or specific criteria about what is expected of students because it is like giving away the \u201canswers.\u201d\u00a0 I don\u2019t agree with this at all; if we let students know exactly what they should be doing and learning, and they are able to produce the desired criteria, isn\u2019t that exactly what we want our students to be doing? Why hide our expectations or make them a guessing game? \u00a0I think rubrics can be especially helpful for ELLs by providing clear and explicit criteria for assignments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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