Assessments
Formative
Summative
Performance
H.O.T Questions
Interim/Benchmark
Diagnostic
Definition: A formative assessment is a formal or informal assessment used to measure student learning during the learning process.
Definition: An interim/benchmark assessment is an assessment that tracks and evaluates student learning periodically throughout the school year.
Definition: A summative assessment is a formal or informal assessment used to measure student learning and provide feedback at the end of a unit or teaching period.
Definition: A performance assessment is an assessment that has students perform a task instead of completing a test.
Definition: A diagnostic assessment is a pre-assessment that is given to students before teaching a new lesson or unit to determine what the students already know.
Guiding Questions
Closing Questions
Opening Questions
What was the main idea in this story? How do you know?
Why do you think the girl chose to let the firefly go?
What do you think the girl was trying to catch in her jar?
Look at the title and the cover of this book. What do you notice?
Based on the title and the cover, what do you think this book will be about?
If you were in the story, what would you try to catch?
Presentation: Students present content over a specific content in front of the class.
Science Fair: A competitive event where students display science projects.
Sight Word Test: Students are shown sight words that they are working on, and must recall them quickly and correctly.
Phonics Inventory: Measures student ability to quickly identify letters and words.
Portfolio Project: Students will compile a portfolio of different works that have been completed throughout the year.
Group Project: Students work in groups to compete and present a final project.
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Three Summaries: Students will compose three summaries about a topic: the first one contains 10-15 words, the second summary should be about 15-30 words, and the last summary should be 75-100 words. When students have to write different lengths over the same topic, they must focus on key details to refine their knowledge.
Four Corners: Plan a question that has four answer choices. Assign each answer choice to a different corner in the room. (Ex: The top right corner is choice B) Allow students to move to the corner that they think has the right answer.
STAAR Test: The standardized test for the state of Texas to assess student learning during or at the end of a school year.
AP Tests: Standardized exams that measure how well students have mastered the content in a specific AP class.
