Assessments
Formative
Summative
Interim/Benchmark
Performance
Diagnostic
Formative Assessment Definition: Formative assessments are a variety of methods used by teachers to evaluate student comprehension and adjust instruction as needed (FOR learning). ✏
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Summative Assessment Definition: The purpose is to evaluate student learning at the end of a unit and the results are compared to a standard or benchmark. They measure whether a course's learning objectives were met - clear instructions are given, expectations, and rubrics to measure comprehension. ✏
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Interim/Benchmark Assessment Definition: These tests are administered during varied intervals during the school year to check student comprehension and guide future instruction to ensure grade-level performance expectations and measure progress over time. You find these tests falling between formative and summative assessments. ✏
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Diagnostic Assessment Definition: The diagnostic assessments are a form of a pre-assessment so teachers can evaluate a students' strengths, knowledge, skills, and weaknesses before beginning instruction - What students already know about a topic. ✏
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Performance Assessment Definition: This form of assessment requires the student to perform a task rather than choosing an answer from a list, this helps measure their skills and knowledge to apply to the unit of study. ✏
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H.O.T Questions
Opening
Guiding
Closing
What is the life cycle of a frog?
Describe what a tadpole looks like.
How many stages does a frog go through?
How does the life cycle of a frog compare to other life cycles like fish or chickens?
How is a frog able to live on land?
What would happen to frogs if their habitat got damaged or there was less available water?
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Open ended short responses
Laboratory investigation
Portfolio of student work
Original research paper
1 minute speech
Running records
Pre-test
Student conferences
Mind maps
Low-Stake quizzes
Polls
Exit ticket
thumbs-up/ thumbs-down
Class discussions
Journals
Self-Assessments
Turn and talk
Pop quizzes
Interviews
Chapter tests
Project scored with a rubric
6-8 week assessment
Unit tests
Final Exam
Midterm Exam
Final Project
Written tests
Portfolios