Designing and Implementing Assessment Tasks in Your Curriculum

 

Jiang Yan (江燕)

The Urban Assembly BSSWA

 

To maximize learning, the three modes of communication must be considered when we backwards design curriculum. This forum will consider how interpretive, interpersonal and presentational tasks can be designed to create opportunities for meaningful communication at all proficiency levels. How will the assessments demonstrate that students have met all of the program goals? Participants will engage in activities that serve as learning checks and formative assessment as student work on unit goals. They will also experience a summative assessment designed to measure those goals. Examples will be drawn from an intermediate unit, but the instructional and assessment strategies can be easily adapted for all levels.