Types of assessment

DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT

Diagnostic assessments are sets of written questions (multiple choice or short answer) that assess a learner's current knowledge base or current views on a topic/issue to be studied in the course.


Different types of assessments help teachers understand student progress in various ways and adapt teaching strategies accordingly.

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Types of evaluation:

• Pre-tests (on content and abilities)

• Self-assessments (identifying skills and competencies)

• Discussion board responses (on content-specific prompts)

• Interviews (brief, private, 10-minute interview of each student)

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Types of activities:

• Journal (personal record containing reading, writing and listening responses).

• “What stuck with you today?” (Ss write on a post-it what they have learned that day).

• “Spelling inventory” (Ss write dictated words before a lesson to see a true assessment of what the Ss know beforehand).

• “KWL” (Ss write a chart of what they know and what they want to know finally, what they learned).

• “Traffic light” (A green dot shows they felt they completed and understood the work without any problems, a yellow dot shows they felt they had a few problems or questions about the work, and a red dot shows the students felt they had a lot of difficulty completing or understanding the work).

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Formative assessment refers to a variety of methods used to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson. Assessment for learning happens while learning is still underway. Formative assessment is part of the instructional process.

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Types of evaluation:

• Quizzes

• Observations during class activities

• Creating charts for evidence

• Classwork/Homework

• Journal reflection

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Types of activities:

• Sketch note concept map (Ss draw a concept map on what they are learning)

• Highlighter (Ss highlight the most important parts of a text during the reading task)

• Write pair share (Ss work and comment in pairs on a task)

• Write down your own quiz question (Ss write their own quiz questions)

• Wrong answer (Ss decide if an answer given by the T is right or wrong)

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Summative assessment evaluates what a student has learned at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard, benchmark or previous grade. Summative assessments often have a high point value. Summative assessments are of learning.

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Types of evaluation:

• End-of-unit or chapter tests

• Final project

• creative portfolio

• Standardised test

• End-of-term or midterm exams

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Types of activities:

• Infographic

• Podcast

• TXT message

• Action! (Ss record a video of an activity such as a play, movie, or song)

• Compare and Contrast (Venn Diagrams)