Assessment Strategies in Contact Forces Unit

The video tutorial covers the grading and assessment strategies for a contact forces unit. It emphasizes the importance of meaningful grades, formative assessments, and feedback. The lessons include various assignments such as CER writing, graphing, modeling, and a high-stakes soccer assessment. Students are encouraged to use feedback to improve their work. The unit concludes with an engineering project that assesses teamwork and problem-solving skills.

What is the primary focus of the grading planning tool in the contact forces unit?

• To ensure students complete all assignments

• To provide meaningful grades and feedback

• To reduce the number of assignments

• To focus solely on summative assessments

In the early unit activities, what is emphasized alongside complete work?

• Positive feedback

• Extra homework

• Strict grading

• Competitive tasks

What type of assignment is introduced in lesson three?

• A writing assignment using a rubric

• A multiple-choice quiz

• A graphing assignment

• A model construction task

What is the main purpose of the graphing assignment in lesson four?

• To test students' creativity

• To provide a checklist for feedback

• To assess teamwork skills

• To introduce new concepts

In lesson five, what is the nature of the model assignment?

• Competitive and timed

• High-stakes and summative

• Optional and ungraded

• Low-stakes and formative

What opportunity is given to students in lesson six's soccer assessment?

• To choose their own questions

• To work in teams

• To use all available resources

• To skip the assessment

What is the focus of lesson seven's writing assignment?

• A timed essay

• A group project

• The same rubric with a different prompt

• A new rubric and prompt

What type of assignment is given in lesson eight?

• An oral exam

• A detailed report

• A completion assignment

• A group presentation

What is the main goal of the engineering project in the final lessons?

• To build a car that protects an egg

• To conduct a science fair

• To test individual skills

• To create a new rubric

How is teamwork assessed in the engineering project?

• By peer evaluation

• Through a written test

• With a group presentation

• Using the openside teamwork rubric