Assessment Plan
Pre-Assessment:
At the beginning of the lesson, the students’ prior knowledge will be assessed informally. The teacher will ask questions regarding the key concepts of electricity and magnetism. The concepts and vocabulary words will include, but are not limited to: electric current, series circuit, parallel circuit, electromagnet, magnetism, electric charges (proton, neutron, and electron), conductor, insulator, and static electricity. The students will respond to the questions orally and will be chosen at random, using the clothespins designated for each student.
Informal Assessment:
Throughout the lesson, the students are assessed both informally and formally. During the Jeopardy review game, the students will be assessed informally by responding orally to the questions the selected team has chosen. In order to assess the abilities of all students in the classroom, each student will be required to answer at least one review question for their team.
Formative/Summative Assessment:
At the conclusion of the lesson, the students will be assessed formally, using both the post-test and acrostic poem. The rubric for the acrostic poem touches upon the students’ grammar/use of sentences, accuracy of content, presentation, and neatness.
The scoring rubric, “Electricity and Magnetism,” is directly aligned to the New York State Standards and Performance Indicators used in this lesson. The students are assessed on what they should know regarding electricity and magnetism, as well as their ability to use proper grammar and punctuation. The students are given the rubric prior to the completion of their acrostic poem, so they are well aware of their expectations throughout the lesson. The students have also worked with similar rubrics throughout the year when completing writing pieces for assessment. Ample time was given for the students to check their work with the rubric, as well as complete a student checklist for the expectations regarding the assessment piece.
Scoring Rubric Explanation:
The rubric used in this lesson was adapted from the rubric the students use to assess most of their independent writing pieces. The rubric assesses the students’ ability to use important concepts and vocabulary words relating to electricity and magnetism in their acrostic poem. Students will also be assessed on their ability to write in complete sentences, as well as writing their sentences in straight lines. The final component of the rubric addresses the students’ ability to use pictures and color in presenting their poem.
Blank Scoring Rubric (59 KB)
Blank Student Checklist (26 KB)
Blank Assessment Tool:
The blank assessment tool given to the students was used as a rough draft for the acrostic poem. The students’ final drafts were completed on colored paper.
Blank Assessment Tool (26 KB)
