Assesments & Learning Theories (in-class post)

This week I am walking away with a greater understanding of assessments and how they can be used effectively in our classrooms. As an educator, I feel powerful in my ability to create assessments that truly reflective the learning of my students. It seems that when creating assessments, there are far more things that can be manipulated than things that are rigidly in place. I have the power to decide how and in what form assessment will take place. However, it has been made clear that the format of the assessment is far less important than what is chosen to be assessed. Does it matter more if the assessment is paper-based or computer-based than if the assessment measures authentic learning objectives? Of course not! We must keep this in mind as we create assessments in our classrooms, for our students.