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Assessments by Mikaela Burson, download (4) - Coggle Diagram
Assessments by Mikaela Burson
Summative
Definition:
A summative assessment is an assessment used at the end of an instructional unit for students to "show what they know".
Example 1: End of Unit Test
While formative assessments are usually given throughout lessons in a unit, a unit test might be given at the end of a completed unit to assess what the student has learned during the unit.
Example 2: Final Unit Project
In place of an end of unit test, some teacher might opt to have students complete a final unit project to show what they have learned. Having students create their own project allows them to truly show what they know because they cannot pick an answer from a list.
Diagnostic
Definition:
A diagnostic assessment is one that assesses the student's current level of knowledge. This can be used as a baseline of what the student already knows.
Example 1: Pre-Assessment
Pre-assessments are given before the curriculum for a unit/lessons are taught. The purpose of the pre-assessment is to see what the students already know. This is beneficial to the teacher because they can already adjust the lessons to fit the needs of the students where it means accelerating what they are learning or slowing down and review basics before moving forward.
Example 2: Phonics Inventory
A phonics inventory is a specific diagnostic assessment that is used to see the phonics skills of a reader. By having a student read a list of words to see if they know how to decode them will give the teacher an idea of which phonics concepts the student understands and the ones he/she needs more support on.
Performance
Definition:
A performance assessment is a type of assessment where the student is required to show the process of how they got an answer instead of just circling an answer from given answers.
Example 1: Short Response Answer
A short response answer is one type of performance assessment. Like the unit project above, the short response answer is crafted by the student based on what he/she knows and remembers from a lesson or unit. I think this can be a more accurate way to assess a student's comprehension because they are having to come up with an answer and explain, whereas a multiple choice question there is a 25% chance they will get it correct by guessing.
Example 2: Portfolio
A portfolio of student work is a way for students to show (with documentation) what they know. This also gives them the opportunity to reflect on their growth, especially if the portfolio includes diagnostic data and data after they have completed a unit.
Formative
Definition:
A formative assessment is a type of assessment that is used to monitor student learning and allows the teacher to give feedback to the student to help guide them if they are needing more support.
Example 1: Exit Ticket
Teachers can use exit tickets that have one or two questions that covers the material that was learned in class that day. The teacher can also include a section where students can respond about how confident they feel about this new material by using a number system or by allowing students to write any questions they still might have after the lesson. Having the students complete the exit ticket allows the teacher to check for understanding, but also allows for any misconceptions to be identified so the teacher go review it the following day.
Example 2: Turn and Talk
Having students do a turn and talk with a partner to answer a question the teacher asked allows the students to see their classmate's view of the material. This also allows the teacher to listen to the partners thoughts while they discuss to address any misconceptions.
Interim/Benchmark
Definition:
A benchmark assessment is given at a common interval throughout the year to assess a student's academic growth based on a baseline assessment (usually given at the beginning of the year).
Example 1: BOY (Beginning of Year) Assessment
This assessment is given to students at the beginning of a new school year to assess their knowledge of the TEKS. This is a way to gain baseline information about each student and where he/she might struggle or excel.
Example 2: EOY (End of Year Assessment)
Similar to the BOY, the EOY assessment is given at the end of the school year to assess how much a student has learned during the school year. This assessment data when compared with the BOY assessment will show the growth the student has made.
Guiding Questions
In the problem (Nearpod) of 13 x 4, how can you separate the 13 into numbers that are easier to multiply with?
In the problem 11 x 9, I see that you divided 11 into 10 and 1, and 9 into 4 and 5. Why did you decide to separate both numbers?
Closing Questions
How would you explain the area model to a friend or family member?
How would you create a world problem that you can use the area model to solve?
Opening Questions
If you knew the side lengths of this cake, how do you think you can find the total area the cake takes up?
What is an example in life where you need to find the area of something?
