Standard 5

Assessment of Student Learning

Component 5.a: Select or create authentic, formal assessments that measure student attainment of
short-and long-term objectives.

Artifact: Cognitive Assessment

Date: Spring 2018

Reflection:

During my filed experience for 355, my PLG (peer learning group) was instructed to create a cognitive
assessment. The purpose of my groups cognitive assessment was to determine what our students have
retained from our lesson by asking questions related to health-related fitness concepts, cues for passing,
and the different types of passes. My group chose to create an exit slip with 4 multiple choice and one
short response, which were given to the students at the end of class having them answer the questions
to the best of their ability before leaving the gym.

This artifact relates to component 5.a because an exit slip is a type of formal assessment that is an
effective tool for assessing a student’s level of knowledge. It also connects to the component due to the
fact the cognitive assessment helped my group get an idea on how well all our students are doing as a
means of achieving the short-term objective. From looking at the exit slip results, it helps my group
recognize what we should primarily focus on for the next lesson. Noticing that many students had
difficulty remembering three cues for passing. For our next lesson my group ensured that students could
retain these cues by incorporating more checks for understanding throughout the lesson.

This artifact and standard five are important for my development as a teacher because having the ability
to create developmentally appropriate assessments for each learning domain is vital to ensure student
growth and skill development. Whether the assessment is used to assess short-term or long-term
objectives it is important that teachers consistently incorporate both informal and formal types of
assessment. In doing so this will help students stay on task in achieving the class’s objectives, as well as
helping students recognize which learning domains they need to build on the most. The use of formal
assessments could also help the teacher recognize what things they might need to modify or focus on
more in order to encourage developmental growth.