Assessments

Formative:

Interim/Benchmark

Summative:

Performance

Diagnostic:

Hot Questions

Guiding

Opening

Closing

Assessments given periodically throughout the school year so that achievement data can be taken and measure the progress of the students.

Assessments done that requires a student to perform tasks rather than taking tests or answering questions.

Assessments given at the end of instruction/unit to assess the mastery of the learning objective**

*Exams: given at the end of a unit to assess and evaluate the students' knowledge at the end of the unit.

SATs: standardized tests that demonstrate accountability of the student's knowledge.*

Rote counting: The teacher can collect data of the advancement of every student.

1-1 Correspondence: assessing of what numbers are identified correctly.

Formal and informal assessments that are used throughout a unit or course to monitor student progress so that the teachers can adjust their instructional practices to meet the needs of each individual student.

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Assessments done as a form of pre-evaluation that allows the teacher to determine the strengths, weaknesses, prior skills, and prior knowledge.

Pre-test on a unit of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives to assess the students knowledge.

Informal reading assessment so the teacher can see what level the student is in.

Strategic Questioning done throughout a lesson to collect data.

Projects such as dioramas, posters, or skit to use as presentations with knowledge of the student.

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STAAR: used in primary and secondary schools to assess a student's achievements and knowledge learned in their grade level.

End of course exam to assess what level of achievement each child had for the whole year.

What shapes do you see in our classroom?
Can someone tell me what are the attributes of the shapes?

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What shape has four corners and four equal sides?
What shape has three sides and three equal sides?

Who can tell me what is the difference between the attributes of a triangle and a circle?
What do you know is the same and different between the attributes of a rectangle and a square?

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