| Title |
Largent, MacKenzie_MED_2018 |
| Alternative Title |
Assessment and English Language Arts Instruction in Elementary Classrooms |
| Creator |
Largent, MacKenzie |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
Monitoring instruction through assessments helps teachers ensure their instruction is meeting the needs of their students. The purpose of this project was to learn about the assessment practices of teachers in an urban elementary school. The project sought to learn about teachers' assessment philosophies, and how their instruction is influenced by assessment results. The researcher used a grounded-theory qualitative approach to learn about assessment philosophies and practices used by the elementary school teachers. Three teachers with more than ten years of teaching experience participated in a focus group that discussed questions related to assessment philosophy and use in classroom instruction. Results from frequent assessments aligned to learning goals help teachers plan instruction based on what students need to meet the learning goals. Teachers discussed the importance of not relying on assumptions of what students know, but relying on evidences that show what students do and do not know. Assessment philosophies were found to be influenced by increased teacher knowledge of foundational skills and learning what assessment can show a teacher by using assessments. Having a clear purpose aligned with learning goals, and using the results to plan instruction make assessments valuable instructional tools. |
| Subject |
Education--Evaluation; Education--Research--Methodology |
| Keywords |
Assesment practices; Monitoring instruction; Student needs; Assesment philosophies; Focus group |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Date |
2018 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6de3sa2 |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96722 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6de3sa2 |
