Hi Everyone,
To answer Dwight's question-- I have found Ellin Keene's
Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies a great tool to assess
understanding. It offers two fiction and two non-fiction reading pieces
for grades one trhough eight. It includes an oral assessment and written
assessment for each of the strategies. There is are rubrics included to
help determine each students 1-5 score for each type of assessment.
I hope this helps.
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Delahunt
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Subject: [MOSAIC] Seeking Help
HI folks,
I am a principal of a K-6 school in Ottawa Ontario.
A central initiative in this district is to develop a SMART goal related
to comprehensive Literacy. For varied reasons we chose to focus upon the
comprehension strategy of Inferring. My colleagues have had extensive
opportunities to explore Mosaic and 7Keys.
We are required to establish baseline data, mid-point data and summative
data for a 6 - ~8 week focus on this strategy.
While no strategy is taught in isolation and inferencing falls into
several categories from word meaning to attitudes, actions, effects
etc.it is a real challenge to develop a fomative and summative
assessment that is valid, reliable and capable of revealing stages of
understanding. I have looked at simple multiple choice approaches, cloze
procedures, short response and essay items. I have seen different
rubrics to guide assessment. I need to get beyond the true/false - fill
in the blank and multiple choice format to a more discriminating
assessment.
If anyone can offer some direction or share their experience I would be
very grateful with thanks Dwight Delahunt
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