Chapter 10: Assessment in the Partnering Pedagogy

Discuss the most important role of student assessment. In the past, Prensky discusses that teachers had originally looked at assessment as just a way to sort students. But, Prensky argues that assessment that is viewed that way is not helpful for the students at all. Assessment should be used to benefit students not harm them. Assessment should also be beneficial for the teacher as well. Assessment needs to be viewed as more than just giving and grading tests. Assessment can help us as teachers to be better at what we do everyday in the classroom. If we use the assessment in this way, we can create future lessons that will help our students retain information that is taught.