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Assesments
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Formative
Definition: Formative assessments are designed to gather information of the students' learning and to provide feedback. This type of assessments also help guide the teacher's instruction.
Discussion: The teacher can evaluate how well the students are understanding the topic by talking about it with the students. From there the teacher can adjust her instruction based off of their misconceptions.
Quiz: The students can take a quiz as a 'quick check' over the material the students are learning. With that data, the teacher can see what her students do and do not understand.
Interim/Benchmark
Definition: Interim, or benchmark, assessments are given at a certain time. These assessments are used to see where their students are in the learning process, and to see if they are on track to doing well on future assessments.
District assessments: Every 9 weeks, students in LISD take their district assessments. These assessments show the teachers what the students need to know and what they do know.
Benchmarks: Benchmarks are typically old STARR tests that the students take as practice. This data will show what TEKS the students know really well and what they are struggling with for STARR.
Summative
Definition: A summative assessment is taken at the end of a large chunk of learning. For these types of assessments, the teacher can review can they choose.
Standardized testing: These tests are given by the state to monitor the student's learning throughout the whole year.
Final exams: After a year of semester of learning, students take these exams to monitor what they have learning throughout their time in one class.
Diagnostic
Defintion: Diagnostic assessments make teachers aware of student achievement gaps and other academic abilities. These assessments are typically given the very first day of class.
Word list reading: The students go through lists of sight words. If the students can read the words currently, then they keep progressing through the lists. When the students make many errors on one list, the teacher knows what level that student is at.
Running records: Students read a text selected by the teacher, while the teacher has a sheet with every word in the text. As the students reads, the teacher begins marking every error, self-correction, and when a student sounds a word out. This helps the teacher know what level the student is on and how to help them grow.
Performance
Definition:Definition: Performance assessments focuses on students performing a task instead of selecting an answer.
Create a Timeline: Students can create a timeline over a person they are researching. This assessment is based off of performing a task instead of answering multiple choice questions.
Group Projects: Working in a group allows students to create a presentation together. They are creating something instead of answering multiple choice questions.
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