The next steps in building engagement in assessment.
In my first action research section, I focused on something that I would consider a traditional task. There were straightforward questions from the curriculum that students were expected to respond to. That is not on its own innovative or revolutionary, however, I want to continue to find ways to increase student engagement in their own progression of learning. The goal would be to establish the confidence of students to understand where they are in the learning process in relation to the goals or expectations they have for themselves.
The more novel strategy I want to consider in relation to engagement in assessment goes beyond how students assess their performance on class questions or tests. The next steps in building engagement in assessment relates to how students monitor their in projects and long-term or real-life applications. The intention behind this next progression is to find a balance in achieving learning outcomes and developing skills.
If students can be successfully engaged in in their assessment of traditional assessment practices, they also have the potential to be successful monitoring their own skills and competencies. Students have the potential to use their background, experiences, and understandings establish criteria and expectations of what they feel success looks like in multiple applications.
The main question for this cycle of research will be: