In this first series of blogs, Wendy Choi unveils how technology is transforming formative assessments taking place in DP Classrooms.
Tag Archives | assessment
Using action research to teach responsively
This article explores how action research can provide valuable feedback for the teacher that, when responded to, will propel students forward.
Making the inquiry happen
This article encourages inquiry at every step in a PYP classroom.
Every student is unique and so is the way they work
This article shares a strategy of planning a unit that helped in creating a fair and equitable process for evaluating student learning.
Technology and assessment
This article talks about how technology can be used effectively for assessment. It talks about three examples at different age levels where a particular tool was used to ease the process of assessing and grading students.
From paper to online presence – an inquiry into preschool portfolios
This article explains the importance of the ability to share the process of students’ learning through online platforms. It shows how a PYP school developed an online portfolio system which provides a continuous record of students’ learning and enables to track the five essential elements, and share these with the wider community.
Why is creativity important?
This article talks about what creativity is and why it is important; also it informs how to assess creativity and provides tips on how to take action.
Helping your children through exams
In the final article of the series, IB World magazine looks at how parents can support their children through the IB Diploma Programme exams
Assessing students’ artwork – Collaboration between visual arts and music
Based on an example from grade 5 How we organize ourselves unit of inquiry, a visual arts teacher describes how she and music teachers collaborate on assessment strategies tools.
Exhibition differentiation
This article illustrates differentiated instruction and assessment for a PYP exhibition.
Students, how do you prepare for assessments?
The typical IB Diploma Programme student has more questions on assessments running through their head than are written on the actual exam paper. As the most recent set of IB Diploma Programme assessments finished on 22 May, IB World magazine decided to catch up with some of this year’s hopeful graduates to discover what wise […]
Digital learning portfolios
This article is available in Spanish and English. A PYP teacher and coordinator illustrates how digital learning portfolios are used in their school: by collecting evidence of how each learner is developing conceptual understandings, skills, attitudes and a desire to act, along with the acquisition of knowledge.
An exciting new step for the MYP
In the biggest transformation to the MYP since its launch, 2016 will see the IB externally assess MYP Year 5 students. But not in the traditional pen and paper format. The eAssessment will use on-screen examinations – including multimedia and interactive activities – and ePortfolios to test students, bringing assessments in line with 21st-century learning.
Does personality trump intelligence?
What can guarantee academic success? This is a question that students, teachers and parents have been asking for years, but the answer remains inconclusive. Many studies have examined the multiple factors that could be considered, but mainly focusing on intelligence levels. Latest research takes a different approach that teachers may want to consider. Any teacher […]
Portfolio as assessment data
This article reflects on tools and strategies teachers in a Colombian school use to understand students’ learning process.