Standard 8
Assessment

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Professional Teaching Portfolio

• selects, constructs, and uses assessment strategies appropriate to the learning outcomes.
• uses a variety of informal and formal strategies to inform choices about student progress and to adjust  instruction (e.g., standardized test data, peer and student self-assessment, informal assessments such as observation, surveys, interviews, student work, performance tasks, portfolio, and teacher made tests).
• uses assessment strategies to involve learners in self-assessment activities to help them become aware of  their strengths and needs, and to encourage them to set personal goals for learning.
• evaluates the effects of class activities on individuals and on groups through observation of classroom interaction, questioning and analysis of student work.
• maintains useful records of student work and performance and can communicate student progress knowledgeably and responsibly.