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Assessments
HOT Questions
Opening
What are some the problems Ender faces as a “third” in the beginning of the novel? Why is he singled out throughout the whole book?
Analyze Ender's character. What are his strengths and weaknesses? What kind of person does he want to be?
Guiding
Some science fiction books create inventions that become real later. What does Card invent in this
future world and how well do his inventions match up with what we have today?
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Closing
Was the ending realistic? How would a different ending have affected the tone of the novel?
If you could rewrite the novel, how would you write an alternative ending that is fitting for the characters and their development?
Analyze Ender's important/ plot changing decisions throughout the novel. How has your opinion of him changed ? Explain.
Diagnostic
Definition: Diagnostic assessments are a form of pre-assessment where teachers can evaluate students' strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills before their instruction.
Directed Reading/ Thinking Activity: DRTA promotes asking questions about text, making predictions, and reading to confirm/refute predictions.
Tea Party: Tea Party activates prior knowledge by asking students to
think critically about excerpts from the text before reading.
Performance
Definition: Performance assessments requires students to directly demonstrate what they know and are able to do through open-ended tasks
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Summative
Definition: Summative assessment occurs at the end of the learning process and is typically graded and high stakes. The purpose of summative assessments is to provide evidence of the degree to which a student shows mastery.
Final/Midterm Exam: A test given at the end of a period/ semester/ 9 weeks/ etc. to determine whether the student has adequately learned the material covered in that period.
Final Project: The opportunity to demonstrate application and mastery of the skills you’ve been learning all semester (or even all year!) long through mediums such as PowerPoint, posters, models, etc.
Formative
Definition: Formative assessments monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by students to improve their learning. They are generally low stakes with little to no grade point value.
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Interim/Benchmark
Definition: Interim/Benchmark assessments are designed to measure student achievement and mastery of predetermined curriculum standards.
SAT/ ACT Test: Both the SAT and the ACT are standardized tests that help colleges and universities determine how prepared you are, as a student, to take college-level coursework.
TSI Test: The TSI Assessments measure college readiness in reading, writing, and math. The scores are used for college placement purposes.
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