Assessments
by Chelsea Holderbaum
1. 1. Formative
1.1. Used to improve learning
1.1.1. Analyzing student work
1.1.2. Round robin charts
2. 2. Interim/Benchmark
2.1. Delivers instructionally useful information for teachers, students, principals, parents, etc
2.1.1. Unit assesment
2.1.2. STAAR t
3. 3. Summative
3.1. To evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit
3.1.1. State assessments
3.1.2. District benchmark
4. 4. Performance
4.1. Requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer
4.1.1. Portfolios
4.1.2. Demonstrations
5. 5. Diagnostic
5.1. Allows a teacher to determine students' individual strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction.
5.1.1. Journal
5.1.2. Student self-assessments
6. H.O.T. Questions
6.1. Opening Questions
6.1.1. What is the purpose of the passage?
6.1.2. What is the main idea of the text?
6.1.3. What is the significance of the information gathered?
6.2. Guiding Questions
6.2.1. What do you think _____ was thinking during this time frame?
6.2.2. Would you have done this differently? How/Why?
6.2.3. What other period of time does this remind you of?
6.3. Closing Questions
6.3.1. What can we do with this information?
6.3.2. If you were ______ what would you have done?