Kelly Grampp

LINKS:
Below Average Student Quiz: https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/41ba7b4d-7c9e-4e2b-a83bcac9e13eef46

Average Student Quiz: https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/1e479f56-9575-4df7-ba58-4fc05abd3717

Above Average (Gifted and Talented) Student Quiz: https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/ef15e01bb431-4b4a-928f-401432cbf79b

Commentary Paper:
1. Describe the lesson in which this assessment would be used. What is the central
focus of the lesson? What are the learning objectives? What is the purpose for these
assessments?
This particular Kahoot assessment would be used in a fourth grade history class when
learning about the United States government. The central focus of the lesson is to have
90% accuracy on the Kahoot quiz on the Bill of Rights. The main learning objective for
all my students is to be able to explain the Bill of Rights and identify that it has ten
amendments in it. For the below average students, I expect them to be able to define five
of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights. For the average students, I expect them to be
able to define all 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights. While my gifted and talented
students should be able to define the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights as well as be
able to answer questions about the Constitution.

2. Explain how you designed each assessment. How did you select the assessment
content? How did you modify the design of each version of the assessment? How did
you use media to enhance your assessments? What challenges did you face in
designing each assessment?

I designed my average assessment (Bill of Rights #2) with 11 questions that focus solely
on the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights. Since fourth grade curriculum states that
students should be able to define all 10 amendments, I would first teach a lesson about it
and then I incorporated a YouTube video at the beginning of the quiz that explains what
each amendment is. During the 3 minute video, I would allow my students to take notes
about it and then have them take the quiz. Ten of the questions in the quiz ask what a
certain amendment is. I incorporated a few pictures throughout the quiz to help students
with the trickier amendments.
I designed the below average assessment (Bill of Rights #1) with 10 questions. I used the
same video as I did in the Kahoot assessment, but incorporated a lot more pictures that
gave students clues about the answer. I also made two of the four answer choices easy to
eliminate right away so they have a better chance of getting the correct answer.
I designed the above average (gifted and talented) assessment (the Constitution and Bill
of Rights 3) with 15 questions. I used a different video that was four minutes and spoke
on all 27 amendments in the Constitution. The video covered the Bill of Rights like the
video in my other assessments, but it also provided more information about the
Constitution. Through this video and the lesson I would give prior to this quiz, I
designed questions that were more advanced and detailed. I not only asked questions
about the 10 amendments, but other amendments that were in the Constitution as well as
details that were mentioned in the video.
During this assessment, I found the differentiation part to be difficult with designing the
lesson. It was especially hard to think of questions that would challenge the gifted and
talented students.
3. Explain how your assessments are differentiated. What subgroups did you
select for your assessment versions and why? How did you modify your
questions for each selected subgroup? How are your differentiated
assessments more accessible than the original assessment? How will mastery
be determined in each version of your assessment?
My assessments are differentiated through the media as well as the difficulty of the
questions. Although a lot of the content asked is similar (what the 10 amendments
are) the amount of questions also differs with each subgroup. I selected the below
average, average, and advanced students for my three subgroups. Since my
certification will be Childhood Education 1-6, and I will be a general education class,
its inevitable that I will have these three defined subgroups in my classroom. My
assessments are more accessible for the below average students because there are
more pictures to help their understanding as well as less content asked about the

topic. Meanwhile, for my gifted and talented assessment, it asks the content expected
to be known, but also asks the student to expand their knowledge. The advanced
assessment includes a different video that provides more information about the topic
being learned. Mastery will determined if students get 90% accuracy for their
assigned assessment.
4. Explain how you would use the assessments in planning future instruction.
What kind of data would your assessments provide? What would you do if a
student failed to perform mastery on each version of your assessment? What
would you teach next if your students failed the assessments? If they passed?
I would use the Kahoot assessments as a form of formative assessment for both
myself and my students. The students can use the quiz as a review of what they
have learned in class and review for a test that is later in the unit. I will be able to
identify what they have mastered as well as what they need more review on. The
Kahoot would show me if students are able to identify the 10 amendments in the
Bill of Rights, and the most common amendment they are getting wrong. If a
student failed to perform mastery on each version, I would allow them to watch
the video again that I provided with the quiz and take notes while watching the
video. Then I would allow them to retake the quiz to see if they improve. If the
majority of my students failed the assessments, I would plan a lesson that goes in
thorough detail about the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights. I would create a
PowerPoint with guided notes that students would have to fill in. This would
provide extra review of the amendments and a more organized understanding. If
only a few failed, I would have them create their own Bill of Rights poster and
have them draw pictures of each of the ten amendments to help students better
remember what each amendment is. If they all passed I would move on to the
next lesson in the unit about the United States government.