NAEP Reflection

I learned a lot from completing the NAEP project. It is a lot harder than it looks to grade students work. A lot of things need to be considered while evaluating. We looked at the radio station problem. A lot of the work samples we had to work with were incorrect, so it was hard to choose which samples we wanted to use in our table. The easiest category to select was off-task or incorrect. It was easy to spot when a student had an incorrect answer. It was very difficult to differentiate between minimal and partial. We went back and forth on whether a sample was minimal or partial. On the rubric, there were only slight differences that made a work sample either partial or minimal. I would say that was the most difficult part of the task. It was fairly easy to spot the satisfactory and extended responses because not much was incorrect. It was difficult coming up with what we should have them work on. Even if a student got an extended response, there is always something they can improve on. I enjoyed analyzing different examples of student work and it really opened my eyes on how difficult it can be. The second part of the NAEP project was also beneficial. I liked completing this because it will get me prepared to do edTPA. We had to write out an objective of what students should be able to accomplish and then identify which students were not able to do it and what they need to work on. I believe this is extremely important because teachers need to be able to identify what they need to work on with students. They can not just keep chugging along if students are struggling. This project was very beneficial and I learned a lot!!