Area in Need of Improvement I – Standard 6: Assessment and Evaluation
Standard 6
Assessment and evaluation
1. Demonstrate individual and group approaches to assessment and evaluation.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the proper administration and uses of standardized tests.
3. Apply knowledge of test administration, scoring, and measurement concerns.
4. Apply evaluation procedures for monitoring student achievement.
5. Apply assessment information in program design and program modifications to address students’ needs.
6. Apply knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to assessment and student records.
Courses Demonstrating Competencies and Standards
GEDU 549 Career Development and Assessment in the Schools
GEDU 527 Developmental Assessment and Guidance Curriculum in the Schools
GEDU 528 Action Research, Data Analysis, and Informational Resources
Professional School Counselor Portfolio – Brief Reflection Form
Standard 6: Assessment and evaluation
Competencies Addressed:
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the proper administration and uses of standardized tests.
5. Apply assessment information in program design and program modifications to address students’ needs.
Date Created: March 23, 2014
Student Name: Jessica Radmaker
Artifacts:
Heartland Education Assessment Resource Toolbox (H.E.A.R.T.) Login Page
H.E.A.R.T. Group Achievement Report – IA Complete Composite – 2012-2013 Spring
H.E.A.R.T. Growth Chart – Colo-NESCO District-Wide – IA Reading Proficiency Schema
H.E.A.R.T. Individual Student Assessment Profile
Standard and competencies represented:
I collected these artifacts during my work as K-12 School Counselor at Colo-NESCO CSD during the 2013-2014 school year to demonstrate the work I need to do in the future to better address Standard 6, assessment and evaluation, of the State of Iowa School Counseling Standards. The specific competencies that I chose to address are: competency 2 – demonstrate an understanding of the proper administration and uses of standardized tests and competency 5 – apply assessment information in program design and program modifications to address students’ needs.
I believe one resource available to me that I do not fully utilize is the Heartland Education Assessment Resource Toolbox (H.E.A.R.T.). I know I could work to better employ H.E.A.R.T. to meet both competency 2 and competency 5 of Standard 6 of the School Counseling Standards. I am able to use H.E.A.R.T. to pull up various standardized assessment reports from the Colo-NESCO school district. A few artifacts that demonstrate standardized assessment reports retrieved utilizing H.E.A.R.T. include: H.E.A.R.T. Group Achievement Report – IA Complete Composite – 2012-2013 Spring, H.E.A.R.T. Growth Chart – Colo-NESCO District-Wide – IA Reading Proficiency Schema, and H.E.A.R.T. Individual Student Assessment Profile.
My plans for additional growth or improvement:
I am able to easily retrieve both individual and group standardized assessment data and reports but I do not believe I do enough to utilize these reports in my work as school counselor. Thus far, I have not been able to fully utilize standardized tests results, such as the Iowa Assessments, to help guide the creation of a comprehensive school counseling program at Colo-NESCO CSD. I believe the reason why I have not been able to better utilize standardized tests results is that during my education not much emphasis was placed on really understanding and interrupting these types of test results. Results from tests like the Iowa Assessments do not always clearly align with the work of a professional school counselor like the results of a test like ACT Aspire, for example.
In the future I plan to seek out professional development opportunities that help me to better understand standardized tests and their results. I know I can learn a lot about these assessments using information available to me online as well as in professional journal articles and books. I know I can learn a great deal about these assessments through research I complete on my own. I can also work with my Area Education Agency to seek out sources of information that will help me better understand how to interpret the results of tests like the Iowa Assessments for my use as school counselor. I will also continue to seek out networking opportunities with other school counselors so that I can get a better idea of how other school counselors use standardized test results to help guide the formation of their comprehensive school counseling programs.
My personal goals and my growth as a professional school counselor:
I do believe there are some areas of assessment and evaluation that I do well. So far this year I have been able to use results from other assessments such as the PSAT/NMSQT, ASVAB, and NCRC to guide the work that I do as school counselor. I have also been able to utilize I Have A Plan Iowa and the reports and student profiles generated using this program in my work with students both individually and in groups. I formally collect data used to guide the formation of a comprehensive school counseling program at Colo-NESCO CSD from both staff and students using Google Forms. There is also a cumulative assessment available for me to utilize with K-5 students upon their completion of the Second Step program that I am currently utilizing with them.
My goal is to continuously develop both the quality and quantity of the data that I retrieve and report as professional school counselor. I know the best way to advocate for the work that I do and to best serve students is to have facts and data to share with stakeholders of the school counseling program. I am well aware that the best way for me to achieve success as a school counselor is to develop a comprehensive program based not only on school counseling standards but district assessment results and district goals as well. For example, Colo-NESCO CSD currently has a district goal to improve literacy scores of students. If I were to ignore this literacy goal in my school counseling program, I would not achieve the respect or support of the school board, administration, teachers, or parents. This is why it is essential for me to continue to learn about all issues pertinent to education as a whole, not just school counseling.
Area in Need of Improvement I – Standard 6 Assessment and Evaluation – Downloadable Version
Standard 6 Rubric
Assessment and evaluation
1. Demonstrate individual and group approaches to assessment and evaluation.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the proper administration and uses of standardized tests.
3. Apply knowledge of test administration, scoring, and measurement concerns.
4. Apply evaluation procedures for monitoring student achievement.
5. Apply assessment information in program design and program modifications to address students’ needs.
6. Apply knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to assessment and student records.
Courses Demonstrating Competencies and Standards
GEDU 549 Career Development and Assessment in the Schools
GEDU 527 Developmental Assessment and Guidance Curriculum in the Schools
GEDU 528 Action Research, Data Analysis, and Informational Resources
Professional School Counselor Portfolio – Brief Reflection Form
Standard 6: Assessment and evaluation
Competencies Addressed:
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the proper administration and uses of standardized tests.
5. Apply assessment information in program design and program modifications to address students’ needs.
Date Created: March 23, 2014
Student Name: Jessica Radmaker
Artifacts:
Heartland Education Assessment Resource Toolbox (H.E.A.R.T.) Login Page
H.E.A.R.T. Group Achievement Report – IA Complete Composite – 2012-2013 Spring
H.E.A.R.T. Growth Chart – Colo-NESCO District-Wide – IA Reading Proficiency Schema
H.E.A.R.T. Individual Student Assessment Profile
Standard and competencies represented:
I collected these artifacts during my work as K-12 School Counselor at Colo-NESCO CSD during the 2013-2014 school year to demonstrate the work I need to do in the future to better address Standard 6, assessment and evaluation, of the State of Iowa School Counseling Standards. The specific competencies that I chose to address are: competency 2 – demonstrate an understanding of the proper administration and uses of standardized tests and competency 5 – apply assessment information in program design and program modifications to address students’ needs.
I believe one resource available to me that I do not fully utilize is the Heartland Education Assessment Resource Toolbox (H.E.A.R.T.). I know I could work to better employ H.E.A.R.T. to meet both competency 2 and competency 5 of Standard 6 of the School Counseling Standards. I am able to use H.E.A.R.T. to pull up various standardized assessment reports from the Colo-NESCO school district. A few artifacts that demonstrate standardized assessment reports retrieved utilizing H.E.A.R.T. include: H.E.A.R.T. Group Achievement Report – IA Complete Composite – 2012-2013 Spring, H.E.A.R.T. Growth Chart – Colo-NESCO District-Wide – IA Reading Proficiency Schema, and H.E.A.R.T. Individual Student Assessment Profile.
My plans for additional growth or improvement:
I am able to easily retrieve both individual and group standardized assessment data and reports but I do not believe I do enough to utilize these reports in my work as school counselor. Thus far, I have not been able to fully utilize standardized tests results, such as the Iowa Assessments, to help guide the creation of a comprehensive school counseling program at Colo-NESCO CSD. I believe the reason why I have not been able to better utilize standardized tests results is that during my education not much emphasis was placed on really understanding and interrupting these types of test results. Results from tests like the Iowa Assessments do not always clearly align with the work of a professional school counselor like the results of a test like ACT Aspire, for example.
In the future I plan to seek out professional development opportunities that help me to better understand standardized tests and their results. I know I can learn a lot about these assessments using information available to me online as well as in professional journal articles and books. I know I can learn a great deal about these assessments through research I complete on my own. I can also work with my Area Education Agency to seek out sources of information that will help me better understand how to interpret the results of tests like the Iowa Assessments for my use as school counselor. I will also continue to seek out networking opportunities with other school counselors so that I can get a better idea of how other school counselors use standardized test results to help guide the formation of their comprehensive school counseling programs.
My personal goals and my growth as a professional school counselor:
I do believe there are some areas of assessment and evaluation that I do well. So far this year I have been able to use results from other assessments such as the PSAT/NMSQT, ASVAB, and NCRC to guide the work that I do as school counselor. I have also been able to utilize I Have A Plan Iowa and the reports and student profiles generated using this program in my work with students both individually and in groups. I formally collect data used to guide the formation of a comprehensive school counseling program at Colo-NESCO CSD from both staff and students using Google Forms. There is also a cumulative assessment available for me to utilize with K-5 students upon their completion of the Second Step program that I am currently utilizing with them.
My goal is to continuously develop both the quality and quantity of the data that I retrieve and report as professional school counselor. I know the best way to advocate for the work that I do and to best serve students is to have facts and data to share with stakeholders of the school counseling program. I am well aware that the best way for me to achieve success as a school counselor is to develop a comprehensive program based not only on school counseling standards but district assessment results and district goals as well. For example, Colo-NESCO CSD currently has a district goal to improve literacy scores of students. If I were to ignore this literacy goal in my school counseling program, I would not achieve the respect or support of the school board, administration, teachers, or parents. This is why it is essential for me to continue to learn about all issues pertinent to education as a whole, not just school counseling.
Area in Need of Improvement I – Standard 6 Assessment and Evaluation – Downloadable Version
Standard 6 Rubric