FIAE Chapter 4

This chapter was a general overview of the three most important types of assessments: portfolios, rubrics, and student self-assessment. Portfolios are just a collection of a student’s work and a relatively reliable way to assess a student’s mastery of a subject. This is a great idea because students can look back on it and review what they did wrong so they don’t repeat that same mistake. The rubric section seemed obvious because going to school I have seen plenty of rubrics to know how they are used and what they are primarily used for. The only interesting part was that teachers should not use a five level rubrics because they give parents and students the idea of A, B, C, D, and F even thought that is not the point. The student self-assessment part was also a little obvious. I know that students are the best way to find out if they understand something or not and the best way to get this information is by having them assess themselves.