1. Definition: purposeful measurement of documentation, reflection, and improvement of student learning.
1.1. Purpose: helps students learn, teachers improve, administrators decide, and policymakers evaluate.
1.2. Assessment is not the same as evaluation.
2. Summative
2.1. Examples:
2.1.1. Standardized tests
2.1.2. Final exams
2.1.3. Cumulative projects
2.1.4. Researching projects
2.2. Planning
2.2.1. End of a large chunk of learning
2.2.2. Review
2.3. Preparing
2.3.1. Teach assessment taking skills
2.3.2. Item type and format
2.3.3. Assessment anxiety
2.4. Conducting
2.4.1. When they should be scheduled
2.4.2. When they should be created
2.5. Creating
2.5.1. Directions
2.5.2. Arrange items/ physical layout
3. Formative
3.1. Definition: process of gathering evidence of student learning, providing feedback, and adjusting instruction.
3.2. Informal: Observations
3.2.1. Questioning
3.2.2. Spontaneous
3.2.3. Immediate feedback and instructional adjustment
3.3. Formal: Quizzes
3.3.1. Planned activity
3.3.2. Specific sequences of activities
3.3.3. Pre-assessments
3.3.4. 6 Types:
3.3.4.1. Structured exercises
3.3.4.2. Pretests
3.3.4.3. Homework
3.3.4.4. In-class assignments
3.3.4.5. Quizzes and unit tests
3.3.4.6. Classroom Response Systems
4. Other Types
4.1. Diagnostic
4.2. Preformance
4.2.1. Individual of group projects
4.2.2. Portfolios
4.2.3. Student logs
4.2.4. Journals