Upon completing my Assessment Design Checklist, I realized that something was missing. Yes, assessments should connect to learning goals and promote deeper understanding. Yes, they should allow for feedback and align well with concepts in a given school district. Yes, they should be accessible and engaging, but shouldn't they also be fair? With today's news surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, it was definitely important to me to promote equity in my classroom as well. Teachers need to be more mindful about what biases they may bring into their schools, whether they feel they have biases or not. It's important to become more knowledgeable about bias and how it impacts certain students. Therefore, I revised my checklist to include a criterion surrounding equity and removal of bias in an assessment. Check it out here or below:
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