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Assessments (Diagnostic (1) (Advantages (A: Gives teacher foresight into…
Assessments
Diagnostic (1)
Disadvantages
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D: Teacher has to be very flexible in allowing room for differentiation or skipping a section she had put time into planning for
Advantages
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A: Can save teacher time if she realises the new content is something that all the students have a good grasp on.
A: Provides insight into strengths, weaknesses and misconceptions.
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Example
A diagnostic test for Math would likely be given at the beginning of the school term to see what students know going in to the year. This makes planning the units far easier as well as streaming math classes. Grade 8 pre-test
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Formative (3), (4)
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Example
Exit tickets: Students have to complete a 1 or 2 question slip of paper and hand it to the teacher before leaving the class. 1 could be a problem based on an example covered in class, and another could be a more abstract question such as, write one question you have from what we learned in class today.
Disadvantages
It can be very time consuming in terms of all the data collection and then formulating data analysis
Students may not treat them as serious therefore giving the teacher a misrepresentation of their understanding
Since it is more of a 'new practice', older teachers may not see the value in it and may be less open to practice using them.
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High Stakes (7)
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Advantages
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Helps teachers to learn more about students and helps them to be streamed correctly so they are receiving information at a difficulty level and pace that is more catered to them.
Improved ability to perform in standardized testing due to having to do so many through the years. By the time that most students get to writing an SAT, they have done multiple standardized tests
Example
SATs are examples of high stakes tests. At grade 8 level, students are often doing placement tests to see where they will fit in when they move onto high school. They do MAP testing twice a year to see what math classes they should be placed in.
Disadvantages
High pressure testing causes some students to become completely overwhelmed, stressed out and not able to perform and show their true understanding of the content.
There is a major lack of balance in what subject areas are tested. Not all students are mathematically minded, or have a way with words. Some are artistic, some have a passion for history or geography, or biology or perhaps even music or dance. These students never get to excel in any of the high performance tests and typically their education in general does not allow them to pursue these other avenues to the same degree.
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Assessment
This is purely to assess students knowledge and skills for placement sake, typically for university
Self Assessment (4), (5), (6)
Definition
Students evaluate their own understanding and as they do they learn more about what is expected of them.
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Helping students develop their understanding of the criterion for learning and achieving their objectives and goals
Helps students learn to self reflect and ultimately gain a skill that they will need in the workplace
Example
Give students a multi part question to complete as an assignment. Have them include a cover page where they assess themselves on what they did well, and what they could have improved on, and ask them to give examples.
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Learning experience
This type of assessment is part of student growth and helps them to have an assessment mind frame so that when they are writing tests/completing assignments, they are more likely to be aware of what they should include.
Peer Assessment (2)
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Disadvantages
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Feedback needs to be monitored ,so it cannot all happen simultaneously
Definition
Students assess their peers work and give them feedback. A rubric is usually used to help guide them.
Example
Have students write a proof, like for congruent triangles or for pythagorus and then have them grade each others work. Give them a correct answer, and a clear rubric. Give clear instructions about what is helpful feedback and what is not. For example this Pythagorean Proof)
Learning Experience
As students assess their peers, they learn more about how they will be assessed and what elements they should be adding into their work. They also learn about giving and receiving constructive criticism.
Authentic (8), (9)
Definition
Assessing students on their ability to write about real world topics where students skills are analytical, creative and collaborative
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Focus on worthwhile and valuable skills and strategies like higher-order thinking rather than rote memorization
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Disadvantages
Assessments can be very subjective, especially if the teacher does not have a very clear and detailed rubric for marking.
High level of time commitment in comparison to a normal test, so teaching time is greatly decreased
Assessment
Student either performs a task or writes a piece and then the teacher evaluates according to a rubric to see how well the students final piece reflects the learning that has taken place.
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Summative (10)
Definition
End of a unit or semester test of all work learned, typically counts for a big portion of students grades
Advantages
It is helpful to see the grades across the board so that you can evaluate yourself as a teacher and whether you explained concepts clearly enough
It is a motivating factor for students to pay attention in class and make sure they have a thorough understanding rather than trying to cram it all in before the summative
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Example
Unit test on geometry transformations, including rotations, dilations, translations and rotations of different shapes.
Disadvantages
Many times it reflects more on teachers ability to teach content rather than students skills or ability
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Assessment
This final test is taken to assess how well a student has learnt the work and skills that they have covered in the last unit, last semester or even last year.
Sources
(1) Diagnostic Teaching & Testing" Research Starters eNotes.com, Inc. eNotes.com, 4 Jun, 2017 retrieved from: http://www.enotes.com/research-starters/diagnostic-teaching-testing#research-starter-research-starter (2) Cornell University Centre for teaching Excellence, Peer Assessment, retrieved from: https://www.cte.cornell.edu/teaching-ideas/assessing-student-learning/peer-assessment.html (3) TKI, (August, 2012) Formative Assessments occur during Learning, retrieved from: http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz/Mathematics-and-statistics/Assessment/Formative-assessment (4) Wisestep, (no date) Formative Evaluation: Importance, Advantages & Disadvantages, retrieved from: https://content.wisestep.com/formative-evaluation-importance-advantages-disadvantages/ (5) Cornell University Centre for teaching Excellence, Self Assessment, retrieved from: https://www.cte.cornell.edu/teaching-ideas/assessing-student-learning/self-assessment.html (6) Dyer, K. (July, 2015) The Importance of Students Self Assessment, retrieved from: https://www.nwea.org/blog/2015/the-importance-of-student-self-assessment/ (7) Occupy Theory, (May, 2015) List of Pros and Cons of High Stakes Testing, retrieved from: https://occupytheory.org/list-of-pros-and-cons-of-high-stakes-testing/ (8) Eduplace, What is Authentic Assessment, retrieved from: https://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/litass/auth.html (9) Wilbert, M. (April, 2013) Authentic Assessment in action,
retrieved from: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/sammamish-4-authentic-assessment-in-action-mark-wilbert (10) Concordia University, (jan, 2016) Summative Assessment: What teachers need to lknow, retrieved from: http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/teaching-strategies/summative-assessment-what-teachers-need-to-know/