tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616138852966233083.post8108297538509661944..comments2011-04-20T09:57:41.150-07:00Comments on The Thorn is Part of the Rose: Planning Meaningful AssessmentsKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14475402140608917335noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616138852966233083.post-69824384243429652722010-10-30T06:35:47.424-07:002010-10-30T06:35:47.424-07:00assessments are the trickiest thing you'll eve...assessments are the trickiest thing you'll ever have to do--- it is next to impossible to make them both high level and successfully ascertain that your students understand basic principles. I think the fear is that if we ask them to synthesize without being positive that they understand low level basics then we are setting them up for failure. When I was in the classroom I usually just stacked basic level questions in tests and then had a project that was a part of the final grade that was more about creative response. But how do you grade creativity?<br /><br />You may have to take the plunge and just go for an overall creative assessment.<br /><br />I was once required to manufacture a boardgame that showed the progression of a story and used plot devices as game-cliff-hangers (Think of Going to Jail in Monopoly as the arrest of a character) and for Mockingbird you might really get something cool out of it!C. L. Mac Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838819467047867141noreply@blogger.com