ASSESSMENTS
Interim/Benchmark
Summative
Formative
Definition: formal tests give to students in specific timeframes throughout the year
Example: District benchmarks are multiple choice formal tests given every nine weeks in various subjects.
Example: IStation testing is used to assess students' ELAR growth in specific areas every 9 weeks.
Definition: a way to get student evidence of learning, provides information used to adjust instruction, provides a way to give students feedback
Example: Pre-Quiz given at the start of a unit to assess what students already know and might need more instruction in
Example: Thumbs Up is a strategy where students can self assess how well they are understanding a lesson. Thumbs up means they understand, thumb straight means they are sort-of understanding, thumbs down means they are really confused.
Definition: formal test that covers everything that should have be taught/learned at the end of a period of time
Example: Final exams are large assessments given at the end of a teaching period to see what students know from all of the units covered
Example: Final Projects require students to use a variety of knowledge to put together a product that shows their learning thus far
Performance
Diagnostic
H.O.T. Questions
Opening Questions
Closing Questions
Guiding Questions
Definition: used to see what student's have mastered in a specific skill set or area of learning
Example: Running Records are used to assess a student's reading ability by assigning them a reading level
Example: Sight Word tests look at how many high-frequency words a student has familiarity with
Definition: a way to have student's show their knowledge, rather than complete a formal assessment
Example: Science Experiments and finding results are a way to assess how student can perform with certain tasks
Example: Portfolios are a way to look at a series of student work and how they performed over time
Question 1: What are the three types of energy?
Question 2: Can you name an object that uses light energy?
Question 1: How do you know that this object has __ energy?
Question 2: Which of your five sense is being used to detect that form of energy?
Question 1: Why is it important that this object has ___energy?
Question 2: Do you think this object would still be useful if it didn't have __ energy?
