State of New Jersey Department of Education

Assessment

Assessment

According to Robert Glaser, “students learn 95 percent of what they teach to someone else.” See tips, tricks, traps and techniques for technology training in newsrooms, p. 2.

Therefore, if a student designs and creates a board game [a type of performance assessment], it should actually be played, since "students learn 80 percent of what they experience personally (can be any or all of the five senses engaged in an activity)."

After students have presented their projects, the teacher should facilitate a discussion, since "students learn 70 percent of what they say or discuss with others (primarily “hear” plus critical listening skills)."

Suggested Rubric for Ecuador and Galapagos Interdisciplinary Project
  Points Earned Potential Points
Project is historically accurate, and includes interdisciplinary content   20
Project responds to the question in terms of culture, history and/or geography in today's world   20
Project is neat and clear   15
Oral presentation to the class shows clear understanding of the Galapagos and/or Ecuador within the framework of the project   15
Bibliography   15
Visual images   15
Total Score   100

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