It seems that we often are caught up with not only how much information a student has retained, but if are students are doing what we are telling them. Often times this leads us away from truly acknowledging the different gifts students may possess. The Art of Possibility has begun to show exactly that... what if?
As a math teacher, there is a right answer and a wrong answer. There is a 1 or a 0. To help a student to develop themselves and to apply what they have learned to a real-life application, we have introduced, "show me the work."
We grade students on "have they followed the steps." If the students present work displaying the same steps we introduced, we assume that they have learned and understood the material. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, that is not enough. Questions will be twisted and turned to make sure the student understands on how to apply various methods to answer one question.
As a math teacher, we need to find a unique way to teach instead of following directions. We can not give a grade because they obeyed. Chapter 3 caused me to question on how should I grade. How can I present to a student that they are being rewarded on their efforts?
You made some good comments which should make all educators question how they assess.
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