Assessments
Diagnostic
Performance
Summative
Interim/Benchmark
Formative
Definition: Process of gathering evidence of student learning, providing feedback, adjusting instruction strategies to enhance achievement, and it helps the learners change their behavior.
Definition: To evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value.
Definition: An interim assessment is similar to a formative assessment in the sense that it helps paint a portrait of what students know and understand as well as topics they are having difficulty grasping. Interim assessments are sometimes called “benchmark assessments,” but there is a slight difference. Benchmark assessments are given periodically, whereas interim assessments don’t necessarily follow a schedule.
Definition: is a form of pre-assessment that allows a teacher to determine students' individual strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction. It is primarily used to diagnose student difficulties and to guide lesson and curriculum planning.
Definition: also known as alternative or authentic assessment, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list.
1. submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture.
2. draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic.
1. KWL Charts 2. Running Records
1. Dramatic Enactment 2. Group Projects
1. A project scored with a rubric. 2. Chapter Tests.
1. Standardised tests that demonstrate school accountability are used for pupil admissions
2. Cumulative work over an extended period such as a final project or creative portfolio.
H.O.T Questions
Guiding Questions
What is your opinion of the main characters actions on this page?
Opening Questions
Closing Questions
What do you think is going to happen in this story?
What can you tell about the book based on the cover?
After reading the story, do you think the main character did the right thing? Why?
What was your favorite part of the story?
What choice would you make if you were in the main characters position?
