Assessments
Formative
Summative
Interim/Benchmark
Performance
Diagnostic
Definition
to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.
Definition to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
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MAP Testing Assessment done to categorize the students growth in comparison to the student percentile.
STAAR Testing State standardized assessment tests which are designed to measure what students are learning in each grade and whether or not they are ready for the next grade.
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Exit Slip
Student will answer 3 questions on a postcard that asks the meaning of Weathering, Deposition and Erosion.
Learning Response Log Students will write down two takeaways and one question from the Sedimentary Rocks lesson.
Definition testing that requires a student to create an answer or a product that demonstrates his or her knowledge or skills.
Group projects enabling a number of students to work together on a complex problem that requires planning, research, internal discussion, and group presentation.
Portfolios allowing students to provide a broad portrait of their performance through files that contain collections of students' work, assembled over time.
HOT QUESTIONS
Opening Questions
Guiding Questions
Closing Questions
What would happen if you were to mix gravel, sand, pebbles, and water inside of a container?
How does compaction work in relation to the process of sedimentary rocks?
Do you think it will all become a solution or will it settle at the bottom?
How would you explain the process from start to finish of the formation of sedimentary rocks?
How does a sedimentary rock look like?
How does weathering affect the formation of the sedimentary rock?
Definition A diagnostic assessment is a form of pre-assessment where teachers can evaluate students’ strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills before their instruction.
K.W.L. Chart A KWL Chart can begin to be completed before the sedimentary rocks lesson. Writing down what the student already knows i regards to sedimentary rocks. What they would like to know, and at the end of the lesson, what the student learned. As well as answering the questions they asked.
Pre- Lesson Exam Complete a quick check to see where the student currently stands before teaching the actual lesson.
DefinitionBenchmark or interim assessment is a comparison of student understanding or performance against a set of uniform standards within the same school year.
Sedimentary Rock Creation Students are asked to create a sedimentary rock replica using a wide range of materials.
Sedimentary Rock ExperimentStudents will recreate the process of the formation of sedimentary rocks inside a container including (rocks, pebbles, sand, water, and baby powder)