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Ziegenfuss, Ph.D.  \nShippensburg University  \nCollege assessment models for our future middle school teachers must bevaried, on-going, engaging, equitable and empowering. Traditional assessments do not often model the critical components of what makes assessment appropriate for middle level students. To provide the appropriate model for futuremiddle level teachers, the establishment of multiple assessment types clearly provides more opportunity for equity, engagement, differentiated learning styles and what is known about developmentally responsivemiddlelevel assessment.  \nFormative assessment models for our future middle schoolteachers must be varied, on-going, engaging, equitable and empowering. As we offer new ways of assessing students in the middle school classrooms, it is critical to provide the pre-service middle school teachers college level assessment models. Frequently the assessment models provided in our college classrooms are traditional summative assessments such as midterms, finals and papers or a project. Traditional summative assessments do not often model the critical components of what makes assessment appropriate for middle level students (NMSA, 2010) . Although the traditional tests provide certain models for assessment, they are models that pre-service teachers have seen repeatedly in their K-12 experience. The repetitious traditional assessment methods imprint only a few models which do not fit our research and understanding of how students in the middle level learn best. To provide the appropriate model for future middle level teachers, the establishment of multiple assessment types clearly provides more opportunity for equity, engagement, differentiated learning styles and in generally what is known about developmentally responsive middle level assessment.  \nStudent evaluation is atthe core of middle level instruction and assessment. Developmentally responsive middle level education must approach instruction and assessment indifferent ways. Since instruction is integrated with assessment the traditional assessment approach does not provide enough models for the future middle level teacher with regard to assessment. At the heart of the varied assessment styles is the ability to differentiate instruction and meet students individual learning styles through assessment. Allowing college students to choose from a menu of alternative ways to present their knowledge, gives the pre-service teachers the empowerment to prove their understanding and depth of knowledge in multiple ways. College assessments must include alternative ways of evaluation which are not typically found in higher education such as brochures, concept webs, vocabulary, power points, outlines, summaries, videos and other creative kinds of projects. Given such opportunities, students often go way beyond the“required”memorization of content required for amid-term or final. Most  \nimportant is the pre-service teachers will have the alternative assessment experience to implement the same procedures as future teachers.  \nTo create true differentiated learning that will meet the learning styles and needs of young adolescents, pre-service middle level teachers must be convinced that alternative assessment works and be comfortable in using such a style of assessment. As high stakes testing continues, and middle level students are required to perform in the most traditional styles of testing, it is also critical that teachers understand how the critical information and in many cases much richer information can be gained through alternative formative assessment. New teachers need practice taking and evaluating alternative assessments tobe able to implement their own classrooms. The number of college courses currently offering such alternative assessment is limited.  \nDevelopmentally Correct Assessment","cbCaihbQOAMSH0Mh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihbQOAMSH0Mh","pdf",97188,"English","# Modeling Alternative Assessment for Pre-Service Middle Level Teachers\n## Developmentally Correct Assessments for Future Middle School Teachers\n## Examining Assessment in Middle Level Teacher Preparation","[{\"question\":\"Why should assessment models for pre-service middle level teachers be varied and ongoing?\",\"answer\":\"Because traditional assessments often fail to model the critical components needed for appropriate middle level learning, including equity, engagement, and empowerment. 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