Assessment - What Do They Really Know?

"Teachers want their students to learn content knowledge and skills, and have a deep understanding of complex concepts... I have a wide variety of assessments to gauge what they know".  - Tovani pg. 117

In her work, Tovani talks about how although teachers don't expend much effort in grading multiple choice tests, and they are the 'easiest' to grade, they do no really dig deep to see what students know. Students can easily cheat off of other students, guess and get lucky, or use SparksNotes to get an A.

Tovani suggests that you give students a way to "best display what they know". Instead of grading knowledge that is "easy to grade" (pg. 118), educators should take more grading in favor of students better grasping the material.

What would this look like in your classroom? Leave a comment below!