Write a brief summary for each reading.

Choose one of the following reflective prompts and respond. 

1. McLaughlin et al. (2013) discuss ways in which to summatively assess student learning using performance-based assessment tasks. When students are tasked with designing and building simple machines, what is actually being assessed during these tasks? As you consider using performance-based assessment tasks in your future instruction, what are some advantages compared to traditional assessments (e.g., paper and pencil tests)? What are some disadvantages of using performance-based assessments? Describe how you might use a summative performance-based assessment and be specific about what you are assessing (e.g., science topic, science skill).
2. Castaneda and Bautista (2011) address growing concerns of assessment surrounding ELLs, focusing on the need to evaluate students based on their level of language proficiency. This is rooted in the need to differentiate not only our instruction, but our assessments. In order to do this, the authors propose four strategies. Consider your future teaching and describe how you plan to address each of these four strategies to assess your ELL students based on their level of language proficiency. 

PLEASE FIND LINKSMcLaughlin, C. A., McLaughlin, F. C., & Pringle, R. M. (2013). Simply performance assessment. Science and Children, 51(3), 50-55.Casteneda, M., & Bautista, N. (2011). Teaching science to ELLs, Part II. The Science Teacher, 78(3), 40-44.