Assessments
Formative
Benchmark/Interim
Summative
Performance
Diagnostic
HOT Questions
Opening
Guiding
Closing
Definition: Performance assessments have to deal with students 'performing' a certain actionable task, rather than completing a written assessment
Definition: A low stakes assessment that is most often used to judge how well students are currently understanding material. These rarely take more than a few minutes, and are almost never graded.
Definition: A high stakes assessment that judges how much a student has both learned and retained over the course of a full unit. These have a high grade value.
Definition: The halfway between a formative and summative assessment. These assessments happen mid unit, and are used to judge if students are keeping up with the rate of learning. These are typically used as a precursor for summative assessments.
Definition: Diagnostic assessments are used to determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know. These are most often used at the beginning of units or semesters, with the information being used to determine where to spend the most and least amount of time teaching.
Final Project: A single project that showcases different concepts covered throughout the semester.
Exams: End of unit or end of semester exams to judge total knowledge learning and retention.
Exit Ticket: Quickwrite
Bellringer: Covering previous material
Lab Investigation: Conducting experiments based on content covered in class
Portfolio: Creating a student portfolio of projects and assessments done over the semester/year
DA: District Assessments putting student scores in comparison across the school and district
STAAR: Standardized assessment done in Texas that assesses individualized student learning
IXL: An online diagnostic that tests a variety of skills and then curates a unique practice lesson for each student
Class Posters: Students can work in groups to create posters that include summaries of what they've learned
In your own words, how can you describe the Triangle Sum Theorem?
Match the examples of triangles to the definitions
How did you know to take the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction?
Which steps of dividing fractions proved most difficult for you?
In your own words, what is a ratio?
What is an example of a ratio?
