Artifact Analysis
Artifacts are products of the classroom created by the teacher or by students. This checklist can help you analyze artifacts from your classroom artifacts to make sure the curriculum and pedagogy are calibrated to the grade level standards and are interesting and engaging for your students.
What do you notice about your artifacts?
What do you notice about your artifacts?
Teacher ArtifactsExamples: lesson plans, project guidelines, classroom procedures, rubrics, tests, homework assignments
Questions to Ask About the Artifacts
1. Is the process clearly identified (procedures, steps)? 2. Are student evaluation tools given (rubrics, grading guidelines)? 3. Is the assignment relevant to the student? 4. Is the purpose of the assignment to develop automaticity? If so, how much automaticity is required? 5. Is the assignment tied to grade-level expectations and standards? 6. How often is the same kind of assignment given? Is there variation in the week? 7. Does the assignment require thought? 8. Is it a "beginning learning" assignment? If so, what are the opportunities to do the assignment with a peer or group? 9. Does it involve media/technology? If so, is it accessible to the student? 10. Is the time frame given to do the assignment reasonable for the majority of students? 11. What is the motivation for the student (tied to a future story, personal interest, understanding of the content)? 12. Does the assignment provide any choice(s) for demonstrating understanding? 13. To what extent is the assignment dependent on memory versus utilization of information sources? |
Student ArtifactsExamples: completed projects, research papers, tests, homework, writing samples, student notes
Questions to Ask About the Artifacts
1. Did the student complete the assignment? 2. What was the level of difficulty of the assignment for the student? 3. Was the quality of the student work sufficient to assess the student understanding of the task/content? 4. Was the finished project/assignment on grade level? 5. Is the student able to demonstrate the use of the self-evaluation tool? 6. Did the student follow directions? |