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The unit of study that I plan on assessing will be a United States History (11th grade) unit on the Civil War. This will include the causes and consequences of the war. The students will have received information through a number of differentiated lessons ranging from observing and reporting back on a popular film ("Glory") as well as interactive lessons using the Internet, field trips, and traditional lectures. The mode of assessment that I will be utilizing will be a multi-layered traditional assessment that will include multiple choice, short answer and essay questions. I will use either a thematic essay or a document based essay on the exam.
The ultimate goal will be to give students some grasp of the depth and significance of the events being discussed while preparing them for the U.S. Regents exam which will be of a similar type. Other variations of Assessment for Learning will be applied during the unit.
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The final assessment for the unit will consist of 20 multiple choice questions drawn specifically from the learning goals of the unit. The questions will be based in material that was highlighted in the unit.
In addition students will answer 2 short answer items. These items will allow students to expand on their knowledge and demonstrate a more complete understanding of the material. Students will be instructed to complete these items in 2-3 full sentences. In addition to content knowledge, students will display a grasp of basic writing skills. These items will build upon work that has been done throughout the unit to improve writing skills and help prepare students for the essay question.
Students will have a choice of answer 1 of 2 essay questions. Both questions will require students expand on knowledge that was acquired throughout the unit. Students will be not be surprised by the content being assessed in the essay questions as they will draw specifically from material that was highlighted throughout the unit. Students will be asked to write a coherent 3-paragraph essay, including introduction, body and conclusion, that addresses the question being asked.
Students will have a full 90 minute period to complete the assessment.
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I liked your paper idea, but I respect your decision to choose something you want to work on, or something that you feel will be valuable later on.
For traditional tests, I generally shoot for 40 items. If you think that's too long for your students, then I would propose you create two tests of 20 items each. These tests should be on the same unit, they should cover the same learning targets, but they should have different questions on them.
In the end, you'll have a nice large test item back to choose from.
I also expect to see the rubric you will use to grade the essay questions.
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