Assessments
by Teresa Martinez
1. Summative
1.1. A summative assessment is used to evaluate the student learning at the end of an instructional unit, project or school year.
1.1.1. STAAR testing
1.1.2. Interim/Benchmark
2. Performance
2.1. The student is asked to perform a task to show mastery of their learning.
2.1.1. Class debate
2.1.2. Creating a newspaper.
3. Diagnostic
3.1. A diagnostic assessment show how much information the student knows about a topic.
3.1.1. Pre-assessment before a lesson.
3.1.2. Pretest
4. Formative
4.1. A way of gathering evidence of student learning.
4.1.1. Quiz
4.1.2. Think-pair-share
5. Interim/Benchmark
5.1. Periodic testing throughout the school year.
5.1.1. Middle of the year assessment
5.1.2. End of the year assessment.