INTASC 8

The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment
strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social
and physical development of the learner.

*Reflective Statement*

To me this standard means that teachers should be able to assess how their students are doing, not just in the classroom, at any given time using either formal assessments such as test or homework grades or informal assessments such as the students behavior in class or attitude towards teachers and other students. This is a very important standard for teachers to master because it goes to the core of a students well being. If there is something wrong with the student, such problems at home or illness, the teacher will notice and be able to help the student.

*Revised Reflective Statement - Fall 2008*

Evaluating students progress and development is an important aspect of education.  The use of informal and formal assessments are imperative to teachers abilities to ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development.  Assessing students growth intellectually through assessment is not nearly as difficult as evaluating their growth socially and physically.  Assigning group work throughout the course and watching as students interact with their peers, evaluating their abilities to interact, contribute, and grow are all important forms of assessment of their development socially.  Their physical development as a learner can be assessed by ensuring that students are not in failing health, determine if they are participating in activities that might hurt their physical development such as drugs, alcohol, or other unhealthy habits.  This can be one of the most challenging aspects of a teachers job and is not always possible but by being aware and using various forms of assesment teachers can potentially help their students when they are failing in their assessments.

*My Personal Experience*

My junior year of high school I was very sick and I fell asleep in one of my teachers classes. This was very unusual behavior for me and so my teacher approached me about it and when I explained that I was not feeling well she advised me to talk to a doctor about it. I took her advice and talked to a doctor and it turned out that I was seriously ill and needed some medication. In the end I was better off because my teacher was assertive enough to realise that something was wrong with me by use of informal assessment.

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