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Different kinds of assessments
Summative assessment
Extra resource:
This
website
explains the Pros and Cons of Summative Assessments and 9 different activities you can use to make your own summative assessment!
Summative Assessments:
What is it
These assessments are designed to check student understanding at the end of a unit of learning or certain period of time. These are often the largest part of grades for many students as it's designed to cover what students have learned at that time.
Why is it used:
The goal of this assessment is to ensure students learned everything you wanted them to and that students met all curriculum standards. It can alter how teachers plan for the future and see if students are also prepared for their next step.
Examples of summative assessments:
These might be the most common examples we think of when we have assessments. Examples include things such as:
Mid-term/End of semester exams ("Finals")
Chapter quizzes
Final projects
Assessment for, as, and of learning
Examples
include benchmark assessments
in class questioning and review
chapter exams
poster presentations
Extra Resources
Sample resources can be found
here
What is it
Assessments for, as and of learning are three different ways to format your assessments in the classroom. Assessments
for
learning are similar to formative assessments. The teachers, students and parents reflect on evidence of student's learning when reviewing the clearly defined goals for the activity. This focuses heavily on peer and self reviewing.
Assessments
as
learning are similar to gamification. These tests, or activities are used to teach the material and gauge the understanding of the topic solely through the answers answered or questions asked in the assessment
Assessments
of
learning are similar to summative assessments. These usually take place at the ed of a unit and summarize the details of the lesson, as well as gauge the overall understanding
Why is it used
For
Teachers use this method of assessment to make sure students are processing the information and teachers are given the chance to provide ongoing feedback.
As
This is used so students have control over their learning and are responsible for digging deeper; improving their learning.
Of
This is used to plan future goals for student pathways and provides ranking and reporting of the material learned.
Diagnostic assessment
Examples of Diagnostics
Teachers can check if students understand things by using non-graded pre-tests, questionaires, and self-assessment checklists.
Diagnostic assessment
What is it
Diagnostics are done before the unit starts in order to see what students already know about a topic.
Why is it used
Teachers can use this assessment to streamline the learning process and create a realistic roadmap towards their educational goal. Teachers can then fill any gaps that are apparent in the class or provide differentiation to individual sutdents.
Extra resource:
Teachers can easily make their own online diagnostic quiz if they want and here are some step-by-step instructions on how to do so for at
leadquizzes.com
Performance assessment
Extra resource
You can look at six other types of performance-based activities, such as debate,
here
Performance Assessment
What is it
This specific assessment is designed to make students demonstrate the skills they've learned to solve real-world problems
Why is it used
Students get the opportunity to "pull it all together" and ensure the knowledge they've learned/are learning can be used in a meaningful and interesting way. Teachers also get a chance to check the quality of the student's knowledge and how in-depth it can go.
Examples
In class Lab procedures,
games in class like Kahoot, portfolios of student work, and action research projects.
Formative assessments
Examples of formative assessments
There are tons of ways to do formative assessments, but it's usually best to cater it to your classroom environment. Talkative classes can use a certain type, but that same formative assessment may not work well for a more quiet class. Examples include things such as:
Partner quizzes
One-minute papers
Playing four corners
Draw illustrations
Exit tickets
Extra Resource
You can find a variety of formative assessments
here
that you can use as well to mix up your formative assessment type
Formative Assessments
What is it
These are usually quick questions and naturally intertwined into the lesson so that teachers can check to see if students are understand in real time.
Why is it used
Teachers use this regularly while actively teaching to see where students or even the teacher can improve. Rather than waiting to find "gaps" of learning in a summative assessment at the end, teachers can actively use formative assessments while they're teaching to fix the problem when it starts.