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All things Assessment
By: Jon, Annabel & Eric, 14 Types of Assessment…
All things Assessment
By: Jon, Annabel & Eric
Formative Assessment
Definition: this tends to be frequent and low stakes (lower point values, lower stress level) this can be general for everyone or can be specific to each students own level or ability. Walk around and observe, ask simple questions, have students rephrase the main ideas before moving on. Pop quiz's, questionaries or polls can be used. Formative Assessment requires an ever-observant teacher who is constantly reading the room and who can adjust or be flexible after assessing the situation at hand. Formative assessment can be entry or exit tickets to assess if students understood the crux of the lesson. It can be used so the teacher can adjust the lesson pace or content next class period. Formative assessment is to gauge the room.
Examples: Live multiple choice poll; Pre-class open-ended question; End of class feedback forms or questionnaires; Quick scales; Short answer Word Cloud; Emoji Survey
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Summative Assessment
Definition: The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value. Examples of summative assessments include: a midterm exam. a final project.
Examples: standardized assessment like an end of term exam at the summation of the learning objectives to quantify knowledge learned. Summative assessment can be a state or standardized test. This can dictate the learning objectives for the semester and set the trajectory or pace or progress of the class. It can be used to compare different progress for different classrooms. Summative assessment can help the teacher redraft the curriculum or scope for the next term or year. Summative Assessment could be a final paper or project to assess complete knowledge of the topic taught.
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Performance Assessment
Definition:This is approach to assessment that requires students or learners to directly show or demonstrate their knowledge of a subject through an open ended task such as a project, performance or a presentation. One of the core aspects of this method of assessment is its emphasis on original work as opposed to requiring learners to provide and remember standardized answers. Some examples of performance assessments can be the creation of an e-portfolio that records students work over a period of time, writing a research essay for presentation, or committing to a scientific investigation whose results will be presented.
Examples:Examples of performance assessments include composing a few sentences in an open-ended short response, developing a thorough analysis in an essay, conducting a laboratory investigation, curating a portfolio of student work, and completing an original research paper.
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Diagnostic Assessment
Definition: Diagnostic assessment is the process of using multiple measures and reports to identify student strengths and needs in specific skill-areas so that teachers can provide instruction to address learning needs. Diagnostic assessment directly guides academic, curricular, and instructional decisions because there is a better understanding of what a student does or does not know in relation to specific learning goals.
Examples: The types of assessments often used for the diagnostic assessment process include universal screening, classroom observations, progress monitoring, and qualitative data that are specific to the learning gap. Diagnostic assessment also involves instruction in order to see how a student responds to efforts to close learning gaps. As compared to more general assessments, diagnostic assessment seeks to identify the specific skills that a student needs to learn by isolating specific learning gaps.
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