Assessments

1. Formative

1.1. Definition: A formative assessment is a way in which teachers can analyze student progress without having to use traditional methods. EX: Kahoot, Exit Ticket

1.1.1. Kahoot

2. Interim/Benchmark

2.1. Definition: An Interim/Benchmark assessment is a type of testing that happen between formative and summative assessment. This assessment is used to see where students place among specific grade-level material EX: Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment (Grade 3), MAP test

2.1.1. Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment

3. Summative

3.1. Definition: A summative assessment is a traditional testing method that analyzes student performance after a specific lesson. EX: A social studies test after a lesson on US geography, A Unit assessment on Geometry

4. Performance Assessment

4.1. Definition: A performance assessment is a type of assessment that requires a performance or project to be created. EX: Creating a Fish Aquarium using options provided by the teacher, as well as a budget. (Money Management), Creating a book report and presentation

5. Diagnostic

5.1. Definition: A diagnostic assessment is a type of pre assessment that identifies the strengths and weaknesses of our students so that we can focus on those weaknesses during the lesson. EX: google form survey, KWL chart

5.1.1. KWL Chart

6. H. O. T. Questions

6.1. Opening Questions

6.1.1. What is the main idea of this text?

6.1.2. What is the problem in this story?

6.1.3. Who is the main character in this story?

6.2. Guiding Questions

6.2.1. Which sentence identifies the main problem within the story?

6.2.2. How did the characters solve their problem?

6.3. Closing Questions

6.3.1. Can you make a connection to this text?

6.3.2. What was the moral lesson of this story?