Standard 6

Portfolio Rationale – Standard 6: Knowledge of Assessment

This artifact demonstrates my knowledge and understanding of assessment in the classroom because it shows how I used both formative and summative assessments to guide instruction and measure learning. Formative assessments, such as graphic organizers, observational notes, and student self-reflections, allowed me to monitor student progress in real time, identify misconceptions, and adjust instruction through scaffolds like think-aloud modeling and sentence stems. These formative checkpoints ensured that students were supported in developing deeper connections between evidence and analysis before reaching the final product.

The summative assessment, a podcast project, required students to synthesize their understanding by making a clear claim, selecting strong textual evidence, and explaining how that evidence revealed the theme. This summative task measured mastery of the learning objectives in a creative and rigorous way, while also encouraging student ownership of their learning.

In my setting, I applied knowledge of assessment by using formative data to differentiate support: struggling students received additional scaffolds and peer modeling, while advanced students were extended with enrichment opportunities. This balance of ongoing formative feedback and meaningful summative evaluation highlights my understanding of how assessment informs teaching and supports student growth.