7.4: Professional Development Activities and Exercises
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Professional Development Activities
In pairs according to subject area, review the definitions of the hierarchical levels. Now each of you write a couple of objectives for specific tasks, either paper-and-pencil or performance, for the different levels of the hierarchy. From these, together create a scenario of a student’s degree of fulfillment of each of these objectives.
Now you are ready to role-play before the group. Alternate the roles of the teacher and student in a discussion of whether each record of the student’s performance should be entered into the portfolio, and if so, whether it should be a process or a product work sample. Following each of the role-playing sessions, invite comments from the group.
Exercises
Write the letter of the best options in the blank beside the item.
______ 1. The cognitive level for setting up a VCR for use would be
A. Knowledge.
B. Comprehension.
C. Application.
D. Analysis.
______ 2. The performance of putting topsoil and planting seeds in a terrarium would be considered
A. Product
B. Process
C. Restricted
D. Both B and C
______ 3. Judging a gymnastic performance is usually done with
A. Check lists
B. Rating Scales
C. Holistic Scoring
D. Analytic Scoring
______ 4. The most reliable instrument would be the
A. Rating Scale
B. Check list
C. Essay Test
D. Multiple Choice Test
______ 5. Scoring biases are more likely to occur with
A. Holistic Scoring
B. Analytic Scoring
C. True-False Tests
D. Multiple Choice Tests
______ 6. A portfolio should primarily contain the student’s
A. Best works
B. Performance in the upper cognitive levels
C. Major test scores
D. None of the above
______ 7. The portfolio should serve as
A. A growth chart
B. A showcase
C. A barometer for student achievement
D. All of the above
______ 8. The best method for evaluating an individual’s performance over a 5-day work week
A. Check List
B. Rating Scale
C. Analytic Scoring
D. Holistic Scoring
______ 9. The best method for evaluating an actor’s performance in a play
A. Check list
B. Rating Scale
C. Analytic Scoring
D. Holistic Scoring
______ 10. The best instrument for diagnosing a particular learning disability in a student
A. Check List
B. Rating Scale
C. Analytic Scoring
D. Holistic Scoring
Over the grading period, you and your student will determine the cognitive level of the student’s portfolio in which to place each of the following samples of student’s work.
A. Knowledge
B. Comprehension
C. Application
D. Analysis
E. Synthesis
F. Evaluation
Portfolio Entries
______ 1. On a short-answer test, the student listed three similarities and three differences between the uniforms of Batman and Spider-Man.
______ 2. On a 10-item written test, the student answered six of ten single-digit addition problems.
______ 3. The student listed three reasons why she preferred basketball over soccer.
______ 4. On a 5-item test, the student correctly listed three synonyms for each word.
______ 5. On an in-class written assignment, the student used four of the five required vocabulary words in describing himself.
______ 6. On a 10-item written test, the student correctly defined six of the vocabulary words.
______ 7. As documented by your scoring sheet, your student read the directions and correctly assembled a five-piece model car within 10 minutes.
______ 8. As verified by your scoring sheet, your student assembled a ten-piece puzzle within a five-minute time period.
______ 9. When shown the numbers 5, 8, 11 in a work sheet, the student correctly wrote the numbers 14, 17, and 20.
______ 10. On a math worksheet containing 20 stated problems requiring the addition and subtraction of three-digit numbers, the student solved 16 correctly.