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Hello Aubrey! I am a preservice teacher as well. Recently in my education class we discussed assesment and finding unique but adequate ways to assess students' growth while keeping in mind student needs. I thought I would share a few ideas from my class to get the ball rolling for you! One of the ways to assess students is through group discussion. Give your students the opportunity to verbally answer a prompt. Keep note of what the students say and if they are contributing to the conversation. As a facilitator, you can encourage students who have not spoken yet to contribute and ask additional questions. Another way to assess students (that is also fantastic for ELL and non verbal special needs students) is to have your students draw a picture of what they have learned. For example, if you were teaching second grade students about the ocean, they could draw an image showing all of the sea life that you have discussed. Another way that you can assess students is by allowing them to apply their knowledge to a project. The students can create a powerpoint, art project, play, or song that contains correct material from the unit being assessed. This allows students to display their knowledge in a way that is fun and also condusive to their existing skills and abilities. Overall, teachers should be assessing at all times. Assessment can be as simple as walking your classroom and listening in on students thoughts. There are a lot of different ways to approach assesment, and it excites me to see that not every classroom will be depending on unit tests anymore. I recall as a young student struggling with tests but being more efficient at displaying my knowledge in other ways, and it makes me happy to know that modern students will be given the chance to show their knowledge in diverse modalities. I hope this helps you in your quest in finding more ways to assess students, and I wish you luck in your educational journey!
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