In my previous post I shared a list of questions to consider while planning student video projects. Part of the planning should include thinking about the assessment of your students’ final video productions. A list of questions and ideas to consider in planning the assessment of student projects is included below.
*Assessing the student video project: pre-production.
-See “what do you students to demonstrate?”
-Require students to outline project goals before searching for or creating media to use in the project.
-Approve the outline yourself.
-Require students to write a script and submit it to you before they
start using the production tools. This gives them a focus which in turn
leads to less time wasted.
*Assessing the student video project: post-production.
-Did students demonstrate what they said they would in their outlines and scripts?
-Did students demonstrate what you wanted them to demonstrate?
-Was the final product engaging?
-Audience evaluation sheets.
-Did the audience (classmates) learn something from the final product?
Common Core Standards that can be addressed through video projects:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas
and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection,
organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event
sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on
focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize
ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate
to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics
(e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding
comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions,
concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
