Assessment+Record+Keeping

Record Keeping of Student Assessments:

Record keeping for assessments is an important job of the teacher as it allows for a student's progress to be monitored as well as provides evidence to support a teacher's grading decisions. It is important for a teacher to establish good record keeping habits so that he or she can organize, process, and communicate students' understanding of the curriculum. Below is a bulleted list of different things to consider and remember when completing record keeping of student assessments.

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 * Know what the school or district expects for record keeping of assessments[[image:AssessmentNotebookx-2bbf3xo.jpg align="right"]]
 * Get ideas from other teachers of how they organize their files for assessments
 * The teacher should grade in a way that works for him or her and that shows a well-rounded view of student progress
 * Have record keeping be electronically or with a hard copy, depending on what the particular school requires
 * Keep records of student scores on exams, projects, and other assignments
 * Enter scores every day or every week to avoid falling behind on record keeping
 * Ensure that grade book is secure so that others cannot view student grades (grades are confidential)
 * Specific things that record keeping of assessments should:
 * show student progress
 * provide evidence of student growth
 * show patterns of weaknesses or improvements
 * help make informed decisions about the students' progress
 * provide evidence of student progress when the teacher meets with parents
 * set goals for student progress based on how students are doing
 * help the teacher see what needs to be retaught, when to move on, and when students have mastered a concept

Resources to Help With Record Keeping of Assessments:
 * [|Education.com]- Provides teachers with considerations to think about when recording how students do on different assessments in the classroom.
 * [|Ride.ri.gov]- Highlights the importance of assessments in the classroom and then these assessments need to be recorded for the teacher's records. The assessments and records include formative assessments, checklists, running records, work samples, portfolios, and student self-evaluations.
 * [|Global Post]- Gives insight into some ways to assess students' progress and these forms of assessments include multi-subject standardized tests, single-subject tests, and work sampling systems (portfolio with collection of student work throughout the year).
 * [|Scholastic]- The article focuses on the components of performance assessment which is a different form of assessment instead of standardized tests. Performance assessment uses developmental checklists, portfolios, and summary reports to monitor student progress.
 * [|About.com]- The article focuses on different aspects of grading, assessments, and recording these grades. The article also includes different rubrics and grading systems that can be used in the elementary setting.
 * [|Scholastic]- Another Scholastic article that helps teachers know how to best be prepared for parent-teacher conferences in which the teacher shares with parents the student's progress in the class.
 * [|Education.com]- A different article on education.com that shares with teachers ways to informally assess student progress in the classroom setting.
 * [|Ncca.biz]- The document talks about what assessment it as well as why assessments are important. The document then goes on to detail how to record the results of assessments and how the results can be used to aid in student progress and development.
 * [|Eduplace.com]- The site emphasizes what assessments are, the importance of assessments, and different forms of assessments that can be used in the classroom with students.
 * [|National Forum]- The site focuses on the use of a portfolio to assess elementary students in regards to how this method of assessment works as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using portfolio assessment.