D021
Leadership of Curriculum Design and Instruction
AMM1 TASK 3
Assessment and Instruction
(Passed First Attempt)
Western Governors University
, A.1
Being culturally responsive as an educator is a topic that is becoming more familiar. Being
culturally responsive encourages students to feel a sense of belonging and helps create a safe
space where they feel safe, respected, heard, and challenged. (Rucker, 2019) After examining
the summative assessment, I determined that it has both strengths and weaknesses in being
culturally responsive. A strength of the assessment is that it is aligned with the standards that
were taught during the unit. The students have had practice for this skill leading up to the
assessment. Another strength is that the assessment provides clear instructions for each part
and allows students to raise their hands if they have questions. This is important so the students
know what they need to do and can receive guidance if they are unsure. A weakness of this
assessment is that some of the words in the story problems, like heifers and bulls, may not be
familiar to students. English learners are probably not going to know these terms. When there
are confusing words in the problems, it causes frustration and makes it hard for the students to
focus on the problem itself. Using words that all students are familiar with will help students
work through the problems more easily. Another weakness is that there is nothing stating that
there will be small groups for students with learning difficulties or any help for students with
struggles. One concern I have is for the English learners. The vocabulary such as patterns,
estimate, place value, etc. would have needed to be taught extensively to these students before
the assessment so that they know and could work independently. If these students don’t know
the vocabulary, then it would be important for an adult to work alongside them during the
assessment to provide clarity on these terms.
A.2
Assessments need to be accessible for students taking them. As I stated above, a strength of this
assessment is that it is aligned with the standards that were taught during the unit. Students
have had practice with the skill prior to the assessment, therefore it makes the assessment
more accessible since they are used to solving these problems. Another strength is that the
teacher is accessible for questions during the assessment. This will help students who may be
unsure what to do. A weakness is that the assessment does not have much room between the
questions. The directions say to show your work, but there isn’t much room to be able to show
their work. The questions need to be spaced out better instead of being crammed together. This
could confuse the students as well. They may skip a question by mistake because it is so close to
the other questions and they have run out of room on their paper to provide work. Another
weakness is that they used words that students may not be familiar with and that makes it
unengaging. They need to use words that get the students' attention instead of words that
confuse them. It is important to know your students’ interests and correlate learning to their
interests.
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Leadership of Curriculum Design and Instruction
AMM1 TASK 3
Assessment and Instruction
(Passed First Attempt)
Western Governors University
, A.1
Being culturally responsive as an educator is a topic that is becoming more familiar. Being
culturally responsive encourages students to feel a sense of belonging and helps create a safe
space where they feel safe, respected, heard, and challenged. (Rucker, 2019) After examining
the summative assessment, I determined that it has both strengths and weaknesses in being
culturally responsive. A strength of the assessment is that it is aligned with the standards that
were taught during the unit. The students have had practice for this skill leading up to the
assessment. Another strength is that the assessment provides clear instructions for each part
and allows students to raise their hands if they have questions. This is important so the students
know what they need to do and can receive guidance if they are unsure. A weakness of this
assessment is that some of the words in the story problems, like heifers and bulls, may not be
familiar to students. English learners are probably not going to know these terms. When there
are confusing words in the problems, it causes frustration and makes it hard for the students to
focus on the problem itself. Using words that all students are familiar with will help students
work through the problems more easily. Another weakness is that there is nothing stating that
there will be small groups for students with learning difficulties or any help for students with
struggles. One concern I have is for the English learners. The vocabulary such as patterns,
estimate, place value, etc. would have needed to be taught extensively to these students before
the assessment so that they know and could work independently. If these students don’t know
the vocabulary, then it would be important for an adult to work alongside them during the
assessment to provide clarity on these terms.
A.2
Assessments need to be accessible for students taking them. As I stated above, a strength of this
assessment is that it is aligned with the standards that were taught during the unit. Students
have had practice with the skill prior to the assessment, therefore it makes the assessment
more accessible since they are used to solving these problems. Another strength is that the
teacher is accessible for questions during the assessment. This will help students who may be
unsure what to do. A weakness is that the assessment does not have much room between the
questions. The directions say to show your work, but there isn’t much room to be able to show
their work. The questions need to be spaced out better instead of being crammed together. This
could confuse the students as well. They may skip a question by mistake because it is so close to
the other questions and they have run out of room on their paper to provide work. Another
weakness is that they used words that students may not be familiar with and that makes it
unengaging. They need to use words that get the students' attention instead of words that
confuse them. It is important to know your students’ interests and correlate learning to their
interests.
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