Assessments
Diagnostic
Summative
Formative
Curriculum-Based
Performance-Based
Definition: This type of assessment measures student progress using materials taken directly from the curriculum.
Definition: This type of assessment is where the students apply knowledge or skills to complete a process or create a product. This assessment is usually scored with a rubric or a checklist.
Definition: This type of assessment is used to identify students' specific strengths and weaknesses. It is also sometimes known as a pre-assessment.
Definition: This type of assessment is used for learning and are able to guide instruction. The results of this type of assessment helps the teacher know what he or she needs to teach next.
Definition: This type of assessment is of learning. They are able to gauge instruction and determine whether or not students have mastered the learning objective being presented.
Example 1: Teacher reads aloud 10-15 words in three minutes for students to spell with the least amount of errors.
Example 2: Students solve as many multiplication facts as possible in 3 minutes.
Example 1: Students complete a report or presentation over WWII.
Example 2: Students completing a science project/experiment to be displayed at the science fair.
Example 1: Pre-test before a lesson on Division.
Example 2: A KWL chart. Students are able to list what they know, what they want to know and what they learned about a specific topic.
Example 1: Students play a Kahoot game about the Earth's Solar System.
Example 2: Students complete a quiz over fractions at the end of the week.
Example 1: Students completing a final essay over a historical figure at the end of the unit.
Example 2: Students taking the STAAR test.
HOT Questions
Opening
Guiding
Closing
What would likely happen next in the story?
What was Darion's original problem in this story?
Do you think Michael should be rewarded for his actions? Why or why not?
How could have the story ended differently?
How can we apply what we learned in this story to our everyday lives?
What lesson do you think the author of this story wanted the reader to learn?