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Different Types of Assessments - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Formative assessments are evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a course. They help us a s teachers identify concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic support.
  - - - a letter assignment explaining a key idea to a friend
      - think, pair, share exercise with peers
      - a sketch to visually represent new knowledge
    - - discussion-based assessment
      - quick casual chats like five-minute interview
    - - Quizlet, Quizalize, Kahoot, FlipQuiz, Gimkit
    - - photography
      - visual art
      - videography
    - - a common misunderstanding question to ask students to apply knowledge to correct the mistake
    - - sticky notes to get a quick insight into what areas students think they need to work on
- - - - It is given at the conclusion of a specific instructional period, and therefore they are generally evaluative, rather than diagnostic—i.e., they are more appropriately used to determine learning progress and achievement, evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs, measure progress toward improvement goals, or make course-placement decisions, among other possible applications.
      - Its results are often recorded as scores or grades that are then factored into a student’s permanent academic record, whether they end up as letter grades on a report card or test scores used in the college-admissions process. While summative assessments are typically a major component of the grading process in most districts, schools, and courses, not all assessments considered to be summative are graded.
      - The tests, assignments, or projects are used to determine whether students have learned what they were expected to learn. In other words, what makes an assessment “summative” is not the design of the test, assignment, or self-evaluation, per se, but the way it is used—i.e., to determine whether and to what degree students have learned the material they have been taught.
- - - - Assessment for learning involves teachers using evidence about students' knowledge, understanding and skills to inform their teaching.
    - - Assessments for learning provide you with a clear snapshot of student learning and understanding as you teach -- allowing you to adjust everything from your classroom management strategies to your lesson plans as you go.
    - - Formative assessments, e.g. entry and exit ticket, progress report.
      - Diagnostic assessments, e.g. phonics screening, short quizzes, student interviews.
  - - - Ipsative assessments, self-assessments and peer assessments.
    - - Assessment as learning occurs when students are their own assessors. Students monitor their own learning, ask questions and use a range of strategies to decide what they know and can do, and how to use assessment information for new learning.
    - - -encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning
        -requires students to ask questions about their learning
        -involves teachers and students creating learning goals to encourage growth and development
        -provides ways for students to use formal and informal feedback and self-assessment to help them understand the next steps in learning
        -encourages peer assessment, self-assessment and reflection.
  - - - Assessment of learning assists teachers in using evidence of student learning to assess achievement against outcomes and standards.
    - - We use assessments to help identify if students are meeting grade-level standards.
    - - Exams
        Portfolios
        Final projects
        Standardized tests