Assessments
Formatives
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Definition: refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course.
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Examples
Exit Tickets: Exit tickets are small pieces of paper or cards that students deposit as they leave the classroom. Students write down an accurate interpretation of the main idea behind the lesson taught that day.
Think-Pair-Share: The instructor asks a question, and students write down their answers. Students are then placed in pairs to discuss their responses. Teachers are able to move around the classroom and listen to various discussions. It lets them gain valuable insight into levels of understanding.
Interim/Benchmark
Definition: is a form of assessment that educators use to evaluate where students are in their learning progress and determine whether they are on track to performing well on future assessments.
Examples
STAAR: provide the flexibility for districts to assess students below their enrolled grade level.
CLI Engage: is a comprehensive professional development and child progress monitoring platform.
Summative
Definition: is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
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Examples:
Sight Words Assessment: Testing the students to see how many sight words they know after a period of time.
Written Assessment: Students will be tasked with writing an original piece, such as a narrative or analytical essay.
Performance
Definition: is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list.
Examples
Rote Counting: Having students count to a certain number without any mistakes.
More, Less, or Equal: Having students compare and order sets and numbers.
Diagnostics
Definition: is a form of pre-assessment that allows a teacher to determine students' individual strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction.
Examples
Placement Graphic Organizer: Each student will get their own section and they get to write down their ideas and questions.
Word Splash: Students are given a key word and they are to write about their understanding of the word.
HOT Questions
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