Assessments
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Summative
Performance
Interim/Benchmark
Diagnostic
Definition: Type of assessment that requires students to perform a task or complete an objective versus answering premade questions such as a multiple-choice test.
Definition: The act of gathering information for feedback about what the students know or what they have learned. These are typically not weighted as much for a student's overall grade and are more for the teacher to adjust teaching and instruction methods.
Definition: An assessment given to students to show their knowledge or what they have learned at the end of a unit. This type of assessment is usually weighted the most and is higher stakes for a students overall grade.
Definition: Tests given at multiple points during the school year to highlight whether students are going to do well on future assessments by comparing scores to state set standards
Definition: Assessments given to students that contain common misconception based questions to determine where students struggle for teachers to meet their needs
Open Ended Response: Writing assignment over an open-ended question
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District Assessment: State given assessment that typically cover 2-3 TEKS. Typically district assessments are given once every 6-9 weeks throughout a school year
STAAR: Texas mandated assessment that covers the TEKS for an entire grade level for a subject.
Labs: Conducting a laboratory investigation
MIdterm test: Test for evaluating students progress on a selective few unit topics
End of chapter test: Tests over the entire unit or chapter taken at the end of a unit
3-2-1 Reflection: Writing prompt that requires students to write about 3 things they found interesting, 2 things they have learned, and 1 question that they still have.
Pop quiz: randomly given assessment to check students understanding
Pre-assessment: Test given to students that has subject matter on it that students have not been taught to check for students prior knowledge of the subject
Survey: questions over students areas of weaknesses and strengths
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