Assessments
Formative
Interim/Benchmark
Summative
Performance
Diagnostic
Definition: A type of assessment that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a list that has already been made.
Definition: a comparison of student understanding or performance against a set of uniform standards within the same school year.
Definition: a tool teachers can use to collect information about a student's strengths and weaknesses in a skill area.
Definition: A type of assessment that evaluates student learning at the end of an instructional unit
Reader's Theater: Students can act out a play or story.
Design and Conduct an Experiment: Students will design their own experiment and conduct it.
Definition: A tool used by teachers to give feedback to student and guide their instruction.
Classroom Polls: Have a silent classroom poll for the students to take.
Exit Ticket: Students can respond to a question posted on the screen at the end of class.
Mid-term: Students take this exam from several units over a period of time.
Writing a paper: Students write an essay at the end of a unit.
STAAR: A standardized exam students take at the end of the year.
District Assessment: Students take this assessment every 6 or 9 weeks to test their knowledge.
KWL Chart: Students make a chart about what they know, what they want to know, and what they learned.
Sight Word Lists: The teacher can assess the students by asking them to read their sight words.
HOT Questions
Opening Questions
Guiding Questions
Closing Questions
Can you recall a time when you have helped others?
Why did Michelle need the dog to help her?
What is the main idea of the story?
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What can you say about the image on the title page?
What facts or ideas show that Michelle need's her dog's help?
Why do you think it is important to help others?