Assessments
by Bailee Luttrell
1. Interim/Benchmark
1.1. An assessment that is given periodically to see where the students are in their learning
1.1.1. Monthly testing
1.1.2. 6-weeks testing
2. Performance
2.1. A form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list
2.1.1. Projects
2.1.2. Essay
3. Diagnostic
3.1. An assessment that is given before a unit is started to see what the students already know and understand
3.1.1. Pre-test
3.1.2. KWL chart
4. Formative
4.1. An assessment that is given in the middle of a unit to see where the students are successful and where they are having trouble
4.1.1. Class polls
4.1.2. Quiz
5. Summative
5.1. An assessment used to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark
5.1.1. Chapter test
5.1.2. SAT
6. H.O.T Questions
6.1. Opening Questions
6.1.1. What kind of rock is formed from lava?
6.1.2. Which is NOT an example of a rock?
6.2. Guiding Questions
6.2.1. Which factor does not help in the formation of metamorphic rocks?
6.2.2. What layer of the Earth contains solid rock and can also from magma?
6.3. Closing Questions
6.3.1. What does a 1 mean on the Moh's Scale?
6.3.2. Which of the following properties do all minerals have in common?