Assessments
by Haley Davis
1. Interim/Benchmark
1.1. Interim/Benchmark assessments "are given periodically (e.g., at the end of every quarter or as frequently as once per month) throughout a school year to establish baseline achievement data and measure progress toward a standard or set of academic standards and goals." (NWEA)
1.2. MAP (Benchmark)
1.3. Standardized Tests (STAAR - Interim)
1.4. Visual
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2. Summative
2.1. "The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark." (Carnegie Mellon University)
2.2. An End of Unit Test
2.3. A Final Project
3. Performance
3.1. Definition
3.2. Individual or Group Projects
3.3. Portfolios
3.4. Visual
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4. Formative
4.1. "The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning." (Carnegie Mellon University)
4.2. An exit ticket can display the students' knowledge and understanding of a concept taught that day.
4.3. Analyze student work such as homework, in class assignments, etc. for further insight as to whether the student is right on track, needs an extension or possibly a reteach.
4.4. H.O.T. Questions
4.4.1. Opening Questions
4.4.1.1. What is the significance of having different units of measurement?
4.4.1.2. Compare and contrast customary units to metric units.
4.4.2. Guiding Questions
4.4.2.1. Describe what might occur if scientists used different units of measurement.
4.4.2.2. What would be the best unit of measurement to measure _______?
4.4.3. Closing Questions
4.4.3.1. How can we measure length/distance? Weight/mass? Volume/capacity?
4.4.3.2. What would it be like to live in a world with no units of measurement?
4.5. Visual
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