Assessments

1. H.O.T Questions

1.1. Opening Questions

1.1.1. What do you know about...?

1.1.2. Where have you seen... before?

1.1.3. What is this question asking us?

1.2. Guiding Questions

1.2.1. What's the first thing we need to know in solving this problem?

1.2.2. Does that make sense?

1.2.3. Where else could you find.../how else could you use...

1.3. Closing Questions

1.3.1. Is there another way we could solve this problem?

1.3.2. How else could we use this in our life?

1.3.3. How could you make... better?

2. Assessment Data

3. Assessments allow teachers to not only look at where their students are at and what they have learned, but to also look at themselves as a teacher. It allows teachers to discern if they need to make modifications to how they are teaching a certain topic, or make modifications with how they are teaching a certain student.

4. Formative

4.1. An informal assessment to check for understanding

4.1.1. Example: Quick check, exit ticket

5. Summative

5.1. A formal assessment with pre-made questions to check for students understanding at the end of a unit/six weeks/year

5.1.1. Example: Distric assessment, STAAR

6. Interim/Benchmark

6.1. A short test at any time that allow teachers to obtain immediate feedback on where their students are at

6.1.1. Example: Midterm paper, six weeks test

7. Performance

7.1. A performance assessment is testing that requires students to perform a task rather than answering pre-made questions

7.1.1. Example: Skit, portfolio

8. Diagnostic

8.1. A form of assessment whose purpose is to ascertain, prior to instruction, each student's strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills

8.1.1. Example: MAP testing (first in the year), running record