Lindsey Finch

INTASC Standard #6: Assessment

The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own
growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making.

Licensure/Content Standard #3c: Understanding and practicing responsible assessment to

promote positive outcomes for each child, including the use of assistive technology for children
with disabilities.
Licensure/Content Standard #4b: Knowing and understanding effective strategies and tools for
early education, including appropriate uses of technology.
Licensure/Content Standard #3a: Understanding the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment—
including its use in development of appropriate goals, curriculum, and teaching strategies for
young children.
Licensure/Content Standard #2c: Involving families and communities in their children’s
development and learning.

Description of Evidence and how it demonstrates the standard(s):

This is a survey that I made for Kindergarten students via "Google Forms" for letter and number
comprehension. It asks 7 questions, multiple choice and true or false, about upper and lower case
letters, sentence structure, and numbers. This would provide a Kindergarten teacher with a
simple form of assessment for her students to determine how well the students understand these
concepts

Implications for Future Teaching:

This survey is for Kindergarten students to take at home with a parent. The parent would read
them the question, then the student would answer. This allows children to do a homework
assignment via technology, which is appealing to them. It also encourages parents to take part in
their children’s homework. I would most likely assign this survey to be taken within the first
week of school to assess where the children are at regarding these concepts and to start the year
off with parents being involved. This form of assessment can be used for any grade, any content
area, and any learning topic. It is simple for the teacher and the students and it adds diversity to
the type of homework/assessments typically given. It also provides the opportunity for students
to take a test or quiz if they are unable to take it physically in class. For example, if a student
with a disability uses assistive technology or has trouble with fine motor skills, this is an
alternative option for taking tests/quizzes. Constantly finding ways to diversify assignments
keeps students interested which is extremely important.