Science and technology in elementary school

Evaluation in the cycles 2 and 3

Spring 2013

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Evaluating in science and technology in elementary school

What?

How?

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To start:The benchmarks for evaluating learning in elementary school

What?

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The evaluation policy, basic school regulations, the evaluation framework, the Training Program and the Progression of Learning:

The basic references

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What is the evaluation of learning?

According to the Policy on the Evaluation of Learning :

“Evaluation is the process which consists in passing judgement on learning, based on data collected,

analysed and interpreted with view to pedagogical and administrative decisions.”

Justice EqualityEQUITY

Coherence RIGOUR

Openness

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The six first orientations for evaluation

1. Evaluation during teaching must be integrated into the student’s learning dynamic.

2. The evaluation of learning must be based on the teacher’s professional judgment.

3. The evaluation of learning must take place while respecting individual differences.

4. The evaluation of learning must comply with education and study programs.

5. The evaluation of learning must promote the active role of the student in evaluation activities while learning, thus increasing his responsibility.

6. The evaluation of learning must take place within the context of cooperation between the various partners while taking into account their specific responsibilities.

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The six first orientations for evaluation

1. Evaluation during teaching must be integrated into the student’s learning dynamic.

2. The evaluation of learning must be based on the teacher’s professional judgment.

3. The evaluation of learning must take place while respecting individual differences.

4. The evaluation of learning must comply with education and study programs.

5. The evaluation of learning must promote the active role of the student in evaluation activities while learning, thus increasing his responsibility.

6. The evaluation of learning must take place within the context of cooperation between the various partners while taking into account their specific responsibilities.

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The function and process for evaluating learning(Policy on the Evaluation of Learning)

The two main functions of evaluating learning are: Helping to learn

Recognising competencies

The evaluation of learning process

PlanningCollecting,

analysing and interpreting data

Assessment

Decision making and action

Communication

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The frameworks for evaluating learning(since July 1st 2011)

The teacher, the main player in evaluating learning

Knowledge is evaluated at times chosen by the teacher, determining the importance to be accorded to the various elements to be evaluated in the student’s results. (Evaluation framework, page 4)

Section 19 of the Education Act stipulates that teachers are entitled to select “the means of evaluating the progress of students so as to examine and assess continually and periodically the needs and achievement of objectives of every student entrusted to [their] care.” Teachers should therefore use a variety of means to evaluate student learning. (Evaluation framework, page 4)

Message from Mr. Alain Couture, responsible for the evaluation of learning in science and technology, May 9th, 2011

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Two facets to consider

Mastery of knowledge (A single evaluation criteria)

Progression of Learning

Mobilisation of knowledge within a context

(4 evaluation criteria)

Education Program

Progression of Learning

Implementing a process

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The criteria and their application in context

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Mobilisation of knowledge

We “infer” the assessment of the mobilisation of knowledge. We deduce using a task that provides the opportunity to exercise all the poles in context.

Know-how

Attitudes Connaissances

Strategies

Context

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Mobilisation of knowledge

We “infer” the assessment of the mobilisation of knowledge. We deduce using a task that provides the opportunity to exercise all the poles in context.

Know-how

Attitudes Connaissances

Strategies

ContextThe assessment made is as valid and reliable as the tool being used …

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Evaluating in science and technology in elementary school

How?

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We know what to evaluate. But how do we provide a result on the report card

while respecting these stipulations?

How do you proceed?

What tools do you have?

With what obstacles are you faced?

What about the other disciplines?

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Our proposalImplement the general learning

process

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Cr 1 - Adequate description of the problem

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Cr 2 – Implementation of an appropriate process

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Cr 2 – Implementation of an appropriate process

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Appropriate use of instruments, tools or techniques

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Cr 2 – Implementation of an appropriate process

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Cr 4 – Appropriate use of scientific and technological knowledge

For this criteria, traces can be found throughout the process and the student booklet. For example: • In the reformulation;• In the justification of the hypothesis;• In the thought process concerning the results

obtained; • On the sketches and diagrams; • When the report is written; • Etc.

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Evaluating science and technology in elementary school

True or

false?

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True or false?Knowledge from the Progression of Learning may be evaluated with no context.

Must it (or may it) be considered when disciplinary results are established?

TRUE? FALSE?

SHADES OF GRAY?

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True or False?The knowledge to which a problem refers is derived from the Progression of Learning. It can (must) be evaluated and considered in the disciplinary result.

TRUE? FALSE?

SHADES OF GRAY?

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True or False?Explicit teaching, demonstrations, an exercise, a procedure for use, a check list and so on are still desirable practises.

Must they (or may they) be considered when disciplinary results are established?

TRUE? FALSE?

SHADES OF GRAY?

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True or False?The task suggested to the student must, as often as possible, enable the student to mobilise the entire competency, namely to allow him to familiarise himself with all the elements promoting the understanding of the criteria.

TRUE? FALSE?

SHADES OF GRAY?

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True or False?

The aim of the plan should be student autonomy for each of the “highlights” in the deployment of the process.

TRUE? FALSE?

SHADES OF GRAY?

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Evaluation in science and technology in elementary school

Continued…

Is that all?