1. Interim/Benchmark
1.1. short tests administered throughout the school year that give teachers immediate feedback on how students are meeting academic standards
1.1.1. Examples: MAP & Research/writing assignment
2. Summative
2.1. evaluates student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
2.1.1. Examples: Midterm exam & final projects
3. Diagnostic
3.1. A form of assessment that allows a teacher to determine students' individual strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction
3.1.1. Personality tests & Placement tests
4. H.O.T Questions
4.1. Opening Questions:
4.1.1. Who are the characters in the story?
4.1.2. What is the problem in the story?
4.2. Guiding Questions
4.2.1. How can _________ solve their problem?
4.2.2. What would happen if __________?
4.3. Closing Questions
4.3.1. What was the solution to the character's problem in the story?
4.3.2. How can we use those problem solving skills when solving our own problems?
5. Performance
5.1. a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list.
5.1.1. Examples: group projects & portfolios
6. Formative
6.1. a range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment
6.1.1. Examples: Think Pair Share & Four Corners
7. Assessment Data
7.1. The teacher can use assessment data to plan RTI and adjust instruction for students that are struggling
7.1.1. MAP MEAN SCORE: 141 RTI (+-) Student 1: 126 Student 2: 142 Student 3: 161
7.1.1.1. Strategies:
7.1.1.1.1. Student 1: reteeach sight words and learning concepts such as print awareness and letter recognition. Formatively assess student progress by listening during think pari share to their ideas and watching them play "sight word bingo" to see if they are mastering the content.
7.1.1.1.2. Student 2: Encourage student to continue using best guess spelling in writing and sounding out words. Use student's writer's workshop journal for evidence to conduct a summative assessment and monitor student growth in writing and spelling.
7.1.1.1.3. Student 3: Have student read an on level book and assess using a running record. If the student is reading above grade level, increase their Instructional reading level and do activities that will encourage them to expand their vocabulary in writing using new words they learn while reading.