Assessment

It's a known fact that students do not enjoy tests. They don't like studying; they don't like the pressure; they don't like the idea of failing. However, assessment is necessary in the classroom in order to make sure students are meeting benchmarks, to enhance student's educational development, and to help the teacher make decisions about what she should teach. Assessment provides information about what is the best way to differentiate in a classroom so all students gain the most from lessons.

Tradional assessments like multiple choice tests and essays are important to discover what students have learned. However, in today's day and age, there are also a number of technology-based assessments that will allow teachers to see what students have absorbed and give students the opportunity to experience something that does not give them the same feelings as traditional tests.

Computer-adaptive assessments are when items are presented in a sequence that is dependent on the correctness of the examinee's response to previous items. Every student has different questions based on their responses. This provides immediate feedback for both student and teacher. Teachers can easily transfer this data to gradebooks or student records. This helps to save paper, money, and scoring time. With this technology, assessment occurs more regularly and can be standardized more easily. It also makes assessment seem non-threatening towards students.

Overall, I think this is a very interesting form of assessment that I think both students and teachers can learn alot from.