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Involving Students in the Assessment Process In traditional classrooms, students expect the teacher to do all of the assessing. In student-centered classrooms, students participate actively in the assessment process. This new role may be difficult for some students. It also may be a challenge for some teachers to share the assessment responsibilities with students. In this activity, you share your ideas about the challenges and solutions for including students in the assessment process—whether they direct their own project, assess themselves, provide peer feedback, or contribute ideas to project assessments. With student-centered assessment, students are more involved in all assessment processes. Research clearly shows the positive effect that student-centered assessment has on student learning (Black & Wiliam, 1998). Students need opportunities to learn and practice many new skills, such as: · Creating and using project plans, checklists, and rubrics · Using reflection questions to help them think about and self-assess their own learning · Setting goals, defining tasks, and predicting what will be learned · Identifying difficulties they have in learning and considering strategies they can use to improve · Giving and receiving feedback from their peers When students are engaged in assessment at this level, they develop feelings of control over learning and see themselves as successful, capable learners. In this activity, you contribute to a wiki by sharing your ideas about the challenges and possible solutions for including students in the assessment process—whether they direct their own project, assess themselves, provide peer feedback, or contribute ideas to project assessments. 1. Go to the Module 5 Pedagogical Practice wiki page. a. Enter your brainstormed ideas in the Challenges column of the page. b. Review the challenges your colleagues have entered on the page. c. Think of some possible solutions to the challenges listed, and enter your solutions in the Solutions column. 3. Review all of the challenges and solutions on the wiki page and then  answer the questions below.  · Which challenges will be the most difficult for you to overcome? [WOL 3] · What steps could you take to implement some of the solutions under consideration? 
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 * 2. ** Brainstorm a list of some of the challenges teachers may encounter when involving students in the assessment process.