What should I include in my Assessment Plan?
Thinking with Technology
Module 4 - Planning Learner-Centred Assessment
Module 4 - Planning Learner-Centred Assessment
Activity 4.2
Using the Showing Evidence Tool to Analyze Assessment Plan Ideas
During this activity, you will evaluate evidence to help you decide what assessment methods you may want to include in your Assessment Plan. You will use the Showing Evidence Tool—an online tool for constructing well-reasoned arguments, debating differences, and facilitating discussions in the classroom—to help answer the question,
To answer this question, you may work individually or with a colleague in the use of the Showing Evidence Tool to determine whether one or more of your assessment choices from the previous activity can be supported by evidence.
Review of the Showing Evidence Case
In its most basic form, the Showing Evidence case consists of two main parts: the Claims Workspace (A) and the Evidence Bin (B).
The Claims Workspace can contain one or more claims that the team is trying to prove (such as the statement(s) you selected in the previous activity). The Evidence Bin is where the team collects evidence that may support or oppose the claim(s). You can click, hold, and drag evidence to the claim and attach the evidence to either the supporting (green) area or the opposing (red) area of the claim. As evidence becomes attached to a claim, the "pro" and "con" arguments begin to stack up—providing a visual indication as to whether the scales are tipping one way or another for or against a claim.
