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Different types of assessments that can be used in the classroom, Benefits…

- - - - There’s a time and place for every type of assessment.
  - - - (https://youtu.be/_wvRJyTExVU
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  - - - Assessments For learning should always be ongoing and actionable.
        When you’re creating assessments, keep these key questions in mind:
        :question: What do students still need to know?
        :question: What did students take away from the lesson?
        :question: Did students find this lesson too easy? Too difficult?
        :question: Did my teaching strategies reach students effectively?
        :question: What are students most commonly misunderstanding?
        :question: What did I most want students to learn from this lesson? Did I succeed?
      - Assessment FOR learning to provide you with actionable feedback to improve your instruction.
        :smiley:
      - Types of assessment FOR learning include:
        :warning: Formative assessments;
        :warning: Diagnostic assessments.
      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63PdFKIFzNU
- - - - Coggle
      - MindMup
      - Pen & Paper
    - - Microsoft Visio
      - Gliffy
      - SmartDraw
    - - Kahoot
      - Zoho Survey
      - GimKit
    - - Dotstorming
      - Backchannel Chat
      - Chatzy
    - - Tagxedo
      - Wordables
      - Lino
  - - - Playing a word cloud guessing game to identify background knowledge on a certain topic.
      - Using an online quiz platform in order to identify areas of understanding/weakness.
      - Students discuss in pairs about what they already know about a certain topic
        Think-Pair-Share
    - - Teacher shows pictures on the OHP and students have to guess what the lesson topic is
      - Students create a vlog entry about the topic and what they already know about the subject in focus
      - Students use a mind map software to place down anything and everything they already know about a certain topic
    - - Students create a portfolio at the start of the year about pervious learning in the subject area (in grade nine, after transitioning to high school).
      - Students complete a flowchart to demonstrate previous learning about concepts in Physics
      - Self Evaluation of learning objectives, on a likert scale, using and survey platform
- - - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZKhc3_2k4Q
  - - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcGO1Izs-U
  - - - Science
        Chemistry
        
        students create a model of their chem compound, produce a video about it, and defend it in a debate.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvYSVEmcjHM
      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YknmUvh34ro
- - - - Examples
        
        Tests
        
        Final exams
        
        Reports
        
        Papers
        
        End-of-class projects
      - Reasons
        
        To evaluate what someone learned while they’ve been in the teacher's class.
        
        To evaluate how prepared someone is to go to the next academic level.
  - - - Examples
        
        Quizzes
        
        Games
        
        Projects
        
        Presentations
        
        Group activities
        
        Mindmaps
        
        Discussions
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfXEf0nG51I
      - Reasons
        
        To evaluate a student's understanding of a certain subject, compared to standards.
        
        To evaluate how prepared someone is to go to the next academic level.
- - - - A type of assessment where an average is ascertained. Students are deemed average, below average or above average.
      - Scores are compared to a group of other test-takers of a similar grade level and age. The results are given as a percentile.
    - - Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford Education professor's criticism of standardized testing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G_vWcS1NTA
        
        Demand for skills are changing
        
        Teacher evaluation is tied to standardized testing results
        
        What kind of instruction is reinforced when standardized testing is in place? Rote learning and memorization
        
        Negative impact on teaching
        
        Higher-order thinking skills are needed for the future
        
        Increases student anxiety
    - - SAT
      - ACT
      - GRE
      - NYSED Regents Exams
      - IQ Tests
      - California Standard's Test
  - - - The objective of ipsative assessment is the learner is competing with, and improving on, their previous performance on the same test. (Penn & Wells, 2018)
      - A mode of assessment in which the assessed individual is compared to themselves. Ipsative assessment means the assessment is compared to learners’ previous performance and are looking to achieve their ‘personal best’.
        (Isaacs, T., Zara, C., Herbert, G., Coombs, S. J., & Smith, C., 2013)
      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvwiCzRxbI
    - - Self-assessment
      - Essay drafts
      - Exam revisions
      - Essay/ homework rewrites