Assignment Task:
Part 1: Content and Course Reflection
A. Compare and contrast 21st-century assessment to assessment of the past. What has changed and why? What laws and reform movements have created the change?
B. Describe what important trends you see for the future of assessment in both the social and global context. Provide a rationale for why you feel these trends will be important.
Part 2: Program and Personal Reflection
A. Complete the Leadership Self-Assessment Tool. rating scale.
B. Provide a 200-word rationale that explains why you rated yourself as you did in each area.
C. Describe your plan for how you will ensure assessment in your school or center is responsive, flexible, and integrated (Singh, 2013).
Suggested Journal Length: Three double-spaced pages (not including title and reference pages).
Integrative and Critical Thinking Expectations (demonstrated within the content of the journal):
- Connections to Experience: Meaningfully synthesizes connections among experiences both within and outside of coursework to deepen understanding of fields of study and to broaden own points of view.
- Reflection and Self-Assessment: Envisions a future self (and possibly makes plans that build on past experiences) that have occurred across multiple and diverse contexts.