Chapter 5: Considering Evidence of Learning in Diverse Classrooms

The fifth chapter of Understanding by Design focuses on assessing students for understanding. Knowing the three types of assessment will help me design lessons for the students and also allow me to fairly check their learning. While the summative and diagnostic assessments are powerful measuring tools, I think that formative assessment in a math class is by far the most accurate way to tell how the students are progressing. I will need to be able to assess on the fly where my students are so I do not introduce other concepts before they are clear on the previous building block ideas. Another concept I learned that will be useful in my class is the four requirements of feedback. It will be important that the students are aware of exactly what they can improve and what they are doing correctly. Being aware of exactly where they are will allow the students to own their learning and progress further at their pace.