1. 1. Summative
1.1. Definition: High stakes assessment where the goal is to evaluate student learning.
1.1.1. Example 1: Midterm Exam
1.1.2. Example 2: STAAR Test
2. 3. Performance
2.1. Definition: Requires students to perform a task rather than a multiple choice exam.
2.1.1. Example 1: Completing a sort
2.1.2. Example 2: Writing down the answer in sentence form
3. 4. Diagnostic
3.1. Definition; A type of pre-assessment to determine where a student is currently.
3.1.1. Example 1: KWL Chart
3.1.2. Example 2: Teacher questions
4. 2. Formative
4.1. Definition: Low stakes assessment where the goal is to monitor student learning.
4.1.1. Example 1: Evidence of learning quick write
4.1.2. Example 2: Identifying the main idea of a passage
5. 5. Interim/Benchmark
5.1. Also known as BAS, this type of assessment evaluates students progress periodically.
5.1.1. Example 1: BOY, MOY, EOY
5.1.2. Example 2: Tracking progress in students reading level
6. H.O.T. Questions
6.1. Opening Questions
6.1.1. Q1: Is our solar system the only solar system?
6.1.2. Q2: What is at the center of our solar system?
6.2. Guided Questions
6.2.1. Q1: What number planet are we from the sun?
6.2.2. Q2: What are the names of the planets, in order from the sun? (use our pneumonic device)
6.3. Closing Questions
6.3.1. Q1: Does it surprise you to know that the other solar systems function similarly to ours?
6.3.2. Q2: If you could move to another planet, which would you choose and why?