Traditional assessment includes simple forms of assessment such as a test or a quiz that has one correct answer and is aligned to specific standards to help student achieve the learning objectives. Also, traditional assessment is seen as the one assessment type that helps teachers and admins collect grades that can be posted in the report cards. The alternative assessment on the other hand is the assessment that help students retain what they learned and see how it is connected to the real world, these assessments do not have a unified final product as it can differ from one student to another, and they are more subjective compared to the traditional assessments. Now which one is the best to use? Should teachers focus on traditional assessment and ignore alternative assessment methods? Or do they have to pick and choose to create the ...
Data-driven decisions have proven to be more efficient and have been used in major fields such as marketing and business. Consequently, using this approach to help educators make the right decision is not surprising. Educators and administrators can use data to assess students’ current level, what they need to learn and can also use this data to help in planning students’ future learning. Data allows educators to create a map that will guide them in their journey toward accomplishing students’ academic goals and school mission and goals. For example, if you are an admin in a school with a majority of ELL students, you will need to collect all the data regarding student ELA score and work on plans to improve student’s English proficiency level. Data-informed decision plays a great role in teaching mathematic...