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types of assessment
Formative assessment (for learning)
Why is it used?
Because formative assessments help teachers understand student learning while they teach, and provide them with information to adjust their teaching strategies accordingly.
Examples
Such as: Impromptu quizzes or anonymous voting,Lesson exit tickets, doodle map of what they learnt,Short comparative assessments
Portfolios
Group projects
Progress reports
Class discussions
Entry and exit tickets
Short, regular quizzes
Virtual classroom tools like Socrative or Kahoot!
Resources
https://resourced.prometheanworld.com/types-of-summative-formative-assessment/
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/types-of-assessment/
https://www.nwea.org/blog/2021/what-is-formative-assessment/
What is formative assessment?
A wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress
How is it used?
Effective formative assessment processes involve partnering with students to incorporate the following five practices into cycles of responsive teaching and learning.
Clarifying learning goals and success criteria within a broader progression of learning.
Eliciting and analyzing evidence of student thinking.
Engaging in self-assessment and peer feedback.
Using actionable feedback.
Responding by adjusting learning strategies or next instructional steps.
Diagnostic assessment (for learning)
What is diagnostic assessment?
A form of pre-assessment or a pre-test where teachers can evaluate students’ strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills before their instruction and they can tailor their lessons based on results.
Examples
Short quizzes
Journal entries
Student interviews
Student reflections
Classroom discussions
Graphic organizers (e.g., mind maps, flow charts, KWL charts)
Why is it used?
Diagnostic assessments can be particularly helpful to teachers and administrators who may have a lot of new incoming students with unknown ability levels. Administrators can use diagnostic assessment information to decide on the curricula needed to support these students. Teachers can use the results to formulate personalized learning plans for individuals and assign students to groups for small group instruction.
Resources
https://www.hmhco.com/blog/different-types-of-assessment-in-education
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/types-of-assessment/
https://tophat.com/glossary/d/diagnostic-assessment/
Diagnostic assessment tools
Likert-scale surveys
Students are asked to choose a ranking from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’ when reviewing course facts.
Concept mapping
Students draw a visual diagram of a concept or piece of information and are asked to form connections between different components of the topic at hand.
Discussion boards
Students are asked to reflect on the questions they have related to an upcoming topic and ask them to reply to a peer’s discussion thread.
Summative assessment (of learning)
What is summative assessment?
A test used to evaluate student learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a defined instructional period—typically at the end of a project, unit, course, semester, program, or school year.
Types & Examples
Such as : End-of-term or midterm exams , a final project or creative portfolio,SATs, GCSEs..etc
End-of-unit or -chapter tests
Final projects or portfolios
Achievement tests
Standardized tests
Written Assessments
This may be an original piece of creative writing, narratives or an analytical essay. Anything that allows students to show off their understanding of a topic in a large written format.
Performance Assessments
Interactive tasks and activities that allow students to showcase their abilities. These are particularly useful for performance-based subjects such as drama and music
Standardised Assessments
Exams against a rubric
Oral Assessments
getting students to give speeches and presentations
A final project or portfolio
this may include getting students to make something or put a collection together to show off their understanding of a topic.
Resources
https://resourced.prometheanworld.com/types-of-summative-formative-assessment/
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/summative-assessment/
https://www.twinkl.com.cn/teaching-wiki/summative-assessment
Why is it used?
Typically heavily weighted and graded, it evaluates what a student has learned and how much they understand.
Performance assessment
What is performance assessment?
A performance assessment involves applying and showing skills and knowledge through various performance tasks. The purpose of a performance assessment is to improve the student learning experience and evaluate the effectiveness of lesson plans.
Types & Examples
Standardized assessments or norm-referenced
Assessments that use a basic threshold to understand student knowledge and provides a grade or score as an assessment result.
Examples include the ACT, SAT, AP examinations and IQ examinations.
Interim assessments
Assessments that are administered multiple times in a school year. They use benchmarks throughout the school year to identify the success of lesson plans. Instructors typically take this time to revise course materials and instructions.
Summative
Educators use this type of assessment to evaluate student knowledge after completing a course. Educators may give this assessment at the end of the semester to understand if the coursework helped a student apply their knowledge during an assessment. Based on the results, a teacher may revise, rework and develop new lesson plans and teaching strategies for the following semester.
Why is it used?
Educators use performance assessments often to identify the best methods for teaching students and assisting them throughout their learning process in a course.
Performance assessments can engage and pique the interest of students.
Performance assessments can be accurate indicators of what students know and whether they can use their knowledge.
Performance assessments can increase instructor confidence by allowing them to evaluate lesson plan effectiveness.
Performance assessment tasks can identify how well an instructor is teaching and provide progress reports for student learning.
Resources
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/performance-assessment
