Assessment

1. Written

2. Demonstration

3. Evidence

3.1. For teachers to see that students are getting it

3.2. For students to see they have actually learned

3.3. For parents to know how their children are doing

4. Differentiation

4.1. Assessing in a way that takes into consideration all learning styles

5. Summative vs Formative

6. Providing Feedback

7. Reflects philosophy and objectives of PYP program

8. Tools

8.1. Rubrics

8.2. Exemplars

8.3. Checklists

8.4. Anectdotal Records

8.5. Continuums

9. Formal

10. Informal

11. Pre assessment: Activating prior knowledge

12. "Checkpoints" to show that learning is happening

13. Review for teachers so they know what students are or aren't getting

13.1. Also helps teachers think about approaches to teaching and whether or not changes need to be made

13.2. Students AND Teachers actively engaged in assessment

14. Involves three areas

14.1. assessing

14.2. recording

14.3. reporting

15. Collecting data

16. Analysing data

17. Strategies

17.1. Observations

17.2. Performance assessments

17.3. Process focused assessments

17.4. Selected responses

17.5. Open ended tasks