STLinSTL 2018

You’ve taken the plunge into the deep end of competency-based learning. Now how will you measure student proficiency? This workshop introduces the concept of and practical strategies for taking a measurement perspective to support a system in which teachers test less but assess more. For example, to avoid problems associated with over-testing and relying too heavily on a single assessment, teachers can use a variety of assessment types and look at multiple assessments administered over time on the same topic to determine student scores.

This interactive workshop introduces strategies and guidance for creating an efficient and precise system that measures individual students’ status and growth on specific topics. Participants will learn about common assessment issues in competency-based systems, how the use of proficiency scales helps to avoid these issues, and strategies for assessing learning, recording scores, and arriving at summative scores.