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TYPES OF ASSESSMENT - Coggle Diagram
TYPES OF ASSESSMENT
Formative Assessment
Formal and informal assessments that are used throughout a unit or course of study to
monitor student progress so that teachers can adjust their instructional practices to meet the needs of their students
Formative assessment refers to tools that identify misconceptions, struggles, and learning gaps along the way and assess how to close those gaps
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pre-assessment This kind of assessment is used to gauge where is a student is before the learning begins. Are they ready? Are they behind? Are they advanced? Etc. The teacher uses this information to understand the needs of the class.
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on-going assessment This kind of assessment provided the students (and teacher) with feedback on their progress. The teacher can use this information to make adjustments to the learning process.
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Summative Assessment
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They are evaluative rather than diagnostic and are used to measure whether a course’s learning objectives were met. Unlike formative assessments, summative assessments are formal and involve clear instructions, expectations and grading rubrics to measure student comprehension.
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Diagnostic Assessment 
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A diagnostic pre-assessment provides an opportunity to determine if students remember the concepts they need. If some students don't remember important concepts, then a refresher will make the current activity more meaningful and improve learning outcomes for students.
(also known as pre-assessments) provide instructors with information about student's prior knowledge and misconceptions before beginning a learning activity and also diagnose students’ strengths and areas of need.
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Evidence of Effective Use:
Teachers are able to identify individual and class strengths and weaknesses
Teachers can identify and correct misconceptions
Teachers can explain how classroom instruction has been adapted to meet the needs of the
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Ipsative Assessment
Ipsative assessment is the practice of determining a student’s progress based on their earlier work.
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