Tag: Scoring
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Scoring of Multiple Response Items
Read MoreOver the past weeks, several teachers have written to me asking for clarification on how multiple response items are scored in Naiku. Multiple response items are basically multiple choice items where two or more of the response alternatives are correct. Students are directed to identify all the correct answers. Scoring of multiple […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Scoring Performance Assessments
Read MoreDid you know that you can score performance assessments in Naiku? Quick Tip: Students don’t actually have to take a test in Naiku to receive scores in Naiku. For example, if you’re teaching first-grade students to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s, you can give them a performance assessment (i.e., actually ask them to count […]
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Why Simply “Saving Teacher Time” is not Enough
Read MoreWhen a software company is trying to sell their product to a corporate manager, the salesperson will often say that the product will “save employee time.” The manager’s response is usually “Sure, but will my employees actually get more done because of your product?” The conventional wisdom is that minutes here and there do not actually add-up […]
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Professional Responsibilities when Scoring Assessments
Read MoreThe topic in my class this week is Professional Responsibilities and Assessment Bias. To prepare my class lecture and activities for the week, I’m reviewing the Codes of Fair Testing Practices, Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement (CPR), and The Standards for Psychological and Educational Testing. There’s so much here. Educational measurement professionals and teachers have so much responsibility to […]
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Should Formative Assessments be Scored and Graded?
Read MoreScoring Formative Assessments Often, when I do trainings or demonstrations on how to use the Naiku Platform for formative assessment purposes, I am asked how the assessments are scored and exported to grade books. Essentially, the question boils down to “Should formative assessments be scored and graded?“ This is a good question. However, I am […]