Synthesized MI Chapter 10

Team 4 (Ryan, Renee, Mackenzie, Aaron)
Write a brief abstract of the chapter.
This chapter covers the topic of MI and assessment. It begins by stressing the idea of having a variety of assessments, and gives the basic outlines of authentic assessments. Armstrong then gives some examples of assessments of many varieties The MI assessment projects are brought up next in the chapter, and a brief description of each project is given. Their main purpose is to develop ways to assess kids of different intelligences showing knowledge in the same subjects. Armstrong then covers assessing in eight ways, and gives a running example using Huck Finn and each of the eight intelligences. Nearing the end of the chapter he brings up how MI theory can broaden a certain assessment into a wide range of contexts relating to each intelligence. After that Armstrong gives a large chart showing many different types of assessment you can give to your students, depending on their intelligences, that way it is easy for them to show their mastery/understanding of the subject. At the very end of the chapter MI portfolios are introduced. These portfolios are meant to give a background to each students MI history and some insight to which kind of assessments they perform best on.
How did you connect to the reading and briefly reflect on your thoughts?
I personally liked how the author give examples of one general assessment morphed so it favors each of the eight intelligences. Aaron liked the idea of diversifying tests but was worried about how some tests just can’t be changed to favor a certain intelligence. Renee liked how this chapter brought the individual into the light and how the classroom should be set up to help not hinder the students. Lastly, Mackenzie favored giving various assessments because will be less worried if they know the assessment will be in a form they understand.