Assessments

1. Diagnostic

1.1. Definition: Diagnostic tests are a pre-assessment to help the teacher determine students' strengths and weaknesses.

1.1.1. TELPAS

1.1.2. MAP Testing

2. Interim/Benchmark

2.1. Definition: Benchmark tests are periodic tests throughout the school year.

2.1.1. 6 Weeks Tests

2.1.2. Chapter Tests

3. Performance

3.1. Definition - Performance assessments are based upon the idea that students have to create something to perform instead of choosing an answer that is already made for them.

3.1.1. Application Activity

3.1.2. Creating a Tower

4. Assessments allow the students to show their parents, teachers, principals, district, and the state that they live in how they can perform on assessments!

5. Assessment Data:

5.1. The teacher can analyze the effective classroom assessment data to find practical strategies as solutions to everyday teaching.

5.1.1. 3 Struggling students' scores: Based upon my Quizziz Assessment - Aiden, Brannen, Jordyn

5.1.2. Scores: Aiden - 50% or 4040......... Jordyn - 70% or 5470..................... Brannen - 60% or 4890

5.1.3. Strategies: Some strategies that I would implement for these kids is knowing what beginning sounds are and ending sounds are. At times they wouldn't know which letter started a word or which letter ended a word. This is one strategy that I would use.

6. Formative

6.1. Definition: Formative assessments are the process of gathering student information throughout the lessons and frequently.

6.1.1. Discussions

6.1.2. Thumbs up thumbs down

7. Summative

7.1. Definition: Summative assessments are tests that are administered at the end of a unit or the end of the 6 Weeks that are usually made by the state or district.

7.1.1. Standardized Tests

7.1.2. Final Exams

8. HOT Questions

8.1. Opening Questions:

8.1.1. What can you infer from the cover of the book?

8.1.2. How do you think the character is going to react? Why?

8.1.3. Her facial expression looks happy. Why do you suppose this is?

8.2. Guided Questions:

8.2.1. What do you think will happen next and why?

8.2.2. If you were in the same situation what would you do and why?

8.3. Closing Questions:

8.3.1. After reading, do you think that you would want to be the main character? Why or why not?

8.3.2. What do you think a better ending to this story would have been?

9. Assessments help teachers to understand where their students are at and how they are performing. Many assessments help teachers to know where their students are at based upon certain TEKS and what they need to address again.