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Assessment by Mind Map: Assessment

1. Questioning

1.1. Main Idea & Supporting Details

1.1.1. Opening Questioning

1.1.1.1. How would you describe what this article is about?

1.1.1.2. What is the relationship between the important parts of this text and what its mainly about?

1.1.2. Guiding Questioning

1.1.2.1. What are three important sentences in this section?

1.1.2.2. Which ideas or facts show the main message of the text?

1.1.3. Closing Questioning

1.1.3.1. Why is understanding main idea and details of value?

1.1.3.2. How would you approach a main idea question on STAAR?

2. Formative

2.1. Formative assessment is assessing student achievement by gathering evidence and providing feedback. Students have an opportunity to improve their learning. This assessment is used to adjust instruction

2.1.1. Questioning during a lesson

2.1.2. Observations during guided reading

3. Interim/Benchmark

3.1. Interim testing is periodic testing throughout the year where there is little to no feedback. This assessment is graded and can be used to adjust instruction and run reports.

3.1.1. District Assessments

3.1.2. Projects

4. Summative

4.1. Summative assessment is assessing student learning at the end of a large chunk of learning. This assessment is graded and there is low opportunity for students to improve.

4.1.1. Standardized testing

4.1.2. Cumulative projects

5. Performance

5.1. Performance based assessments are assessments that are projects defined by a specific performance outcomes and parameters that students complete. Projects are graded by a rubric predetermined by the assessor.

5.1.1. Student Portfolios

5.1.2. Science Fair Projects

6. Diagnostic

6.1. Diagnostic assessments are pre-assessments that help teachers understand students' prior knowledge and used to drive planning and instruction. Diagnostic assessments are given at the beginning of a unit. This is low risk, students aren't taken as a grade.

6.1.1. Pre-Quiz

6.1.2. Questioning