Constructivist Assessment

Students conducting a science experiement


The constructivist teacher looks at assessment of knowledge differently from a traditional teacher. A traditional teacher creates a test to assess that they student “knows the right answer”. A constructivist teacher asks the students to create a project to illustrate what they have learned. The teacher starts with what concept he/she wants the students to learn and ways that demonstrate the student has learned that concept.

-Written Projects:
Journals, Poems, Legal Briefs, Diaries, Songs, Interviews, Plays

-Visual Projects:
Posters, Timelines, Board Games, Models, Cartoons, Pictorial Maps, Concept Maps, Webcasts, PowerPoint Presentations

-Performance Projects:
Role Plays, Dances, Acting Plays, Concerts

-Problem Solving Projects:
Community Issues, Treasure Hunt, Math Problems, Classification, Science Experiments


Students acting in a play

Book created by a student of their writings

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