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Assessments, Definition: Formative assessment is an assessment used to…
Assessments
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Interim/Benchmark
STARR: End of the year Texas standardized test. This test covers the TEKS throughout the year and the knowledge comprehended at grade specific levels
MCLASS: K-5 early literacy assessment that tests students reading fluency, comprehension, word decoding, etc.
Sumative
Multiple choice exam: A multiple choice questionnaire that goes over all the material learned in a specific unit.
Final project: A differentiated project that covers the unit with open options such as creating a poster or a mind map over the material learned.
Diagnostic
KWL: Students fill out what they K: Know and then what they W: Want to know. Lastly they fill out what they L: Learned after the instruction has happened.
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Formative
Examples
Exit ticket: Students answer a central idea question about the topic they learned about on a sticky note. Such as " What are the 13 colonies and who founded them?"
Four corners: Each corner of the room is a different answer choice. Each student stands in the middle of the room until a question is read. They then locate to the corner they think is the correct answer .
Performance
Laboratory investigation: Students collect data through the use of a laboratory and conduct their own investigation
Material project: Students use materials to create something. Example: Make a ecosystem that is sustainable for polar bears.
Definition: Formative assessment is an assessment used to gather important information and is used during the learning process to modify instruction and receive feedback of student understanding. Often they have no impact on grades.
Definition: Diagnostic assessments are used to assess students on their prior knowledge on a topic. This is used to help understand misconceptions students may have. This often if often used for teachers to modify instruction and plan to meet all students needs.
Definition: Interim/benchmark assessments are used to determine the students learning. They are typically held to see where the students stand and to see if they grasped the content they were taught.
Definition: Summative assessments are normally given at the end of a unit. These assessments typically cover the whole unit and have a high value when it comes to grades.
Definition: Performance assessments are assessments that require students to directly perform a task or demonstrate what they know through materials.
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