Standard8

Teachers know how to test for student progress. The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.

Evidence 1:

Rationale 1: I developed this rubric as an assessment tool to be used during the chicken fabrication unit. The class is my junior/senior level course, culinary arts. The rubric is used in conjunction with a fabrication checklist that students have prior to the actual fabrication lab. The checklist is then translated into a rubric assessment grade broken down into four categories. Students then can take the checklist and rubric to compare to help in understanding where they may have gone wrong. The nice thing about a rubric is that it defines better the reason behind the score that they received. Students seem to benefit in the long run from this sort of assessment type. In my experience it seems to also promote student improvement, especially if being retested on the same material.

KSD

8.K.2 The teacher knows how to select, construct, and use assessment strategies and instruments appropriate to the learning outcomes being evaluated and to other diagnostic purposes.

In a situation where a student needs to perform a technical task, it is beneficial to use rubrics as it can be designed to meet the objective/outcomes of each specific project. This offers the student more valuable feedback to build from.

8.S.4 The teacher evaluates the effect of class strategies on both individuals and the class as a whole, collecting information through observation of classroom interactions, questioning, analysis of student work.

Utilizing rubrics is also a great way for the teacher to gather data on an entire group of students to see perhaps trends or areas where the students might be struggling or need more instruction. It also will show growth in areas if retesting the same group further down the road.

8.D.2 The teacher is committed to using assessment to identify student strengths and promote student growth rather than to deny students access to learning opportunities.

Rubrics are a great grading tool for students to use during the planning/practicing phase of a lesson or unit. This helps the student set goals upfront to encourage success.