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Different types of assessment of Group K - Coggle Diagram
Different types of assessment of Group K
Formative assessment
Definition
a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course.
Reasons to use it
to help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.
Example
Interview: Casual chats with students in the classroom can help them feel at ease even as you get a sense of what they know
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8O0hQ32IIQ
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Summative assessment
Reasons to use
: to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value.
Example: End-of-term or midterm exams
Definitionan
: assessment administered at the end of an instructional unit in a course. These assessments are intended to evaluate student learning by comparing performance to a standard or benchmark. They are often high-stakes, meaning they have a high point value. Examples of summative assessments include midterm exams, a final exam or a final project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjnrI3ZO2tU
Diagnostic assessment
Reasons to use it:
to help teachers identify what students know and can do in different domains to support their students' learning. These kinds of assessments may help teachers determine what students understand in order to build on the students' strengths and address their specific needs.
Example: Error analysis of literacy progress monitoring data
Definition:
a tool teachers can use to collect information about a student's strengths and weaknesses in a skill area. These assessments can be formal (e.g., standardized achievement test) or informal (e.g., work samples).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-WEmsuvDsA
Assessment of, as and for learning
As
Definition:
Students monitor their own learning, ask questions and use a range of strategies to decide what they know and can do, and how to use assessment information for new learning
Reasons to use:
It helps and motivates students to learn
Of
Definition:
assists teachers in using evidence of student learning to assess achievement against outcomes and standards. Sometimes referred to as ‘summative assessment', it usually occurs at defined key points during a teaching work or at the end of a unit, term or semester, and may be used to rank or grade students.
Reasons to use:
an opportunity for learning depends on the nature and quality of the feedback
For
Definition:
involves teachers using evidence about students' knowledge, understanding and skills to inform their teaching. Sometimes referred to as ‘formative assessment',
Reasons to use
: occurs throughout the teaching and learning process to clarify student learning and understanding
Performance assessment
Reasons to use:
allow students to apply knowledge to solve a problem or demonstrate a skill. ... And when students understand the criteria for success with a learning task and apply those criteria as they work, research shows that their performance — and their achievement — increases
Example:
developing a thorough analysis in an essay
Definition:
a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list
https://youtu.be/MZjjl8GiXqU