Assessments

1. 3.Benchmark

1.1. Formal assessment that gives the teacher information about which content standards students have mastered. The main purpose of this assessment is to measure student growth and design curriculum.

1.1.1. State benchmark exams

1.1.2. Fountas and Pinnel Benchmark Assessment System (BAS)

2. 4.Performance

2.1. Performance assessments require students to perform a task or create something to show mastery of content rather than answer questions.

2.1.1. Portfolio

2.1.2. Group projects

3. 5.Diagnostic

3.1. Diagnostic assessments are used to help the teacher determine what students know about a topic BEFORE the topic is taught. This type of assessment is also a pre assessment.

3.1.1. Assessments from past years

3.1.2. Teacher Questioning

4. 1.Formative

4.1. Formative assessments are tools used to monitor student learning while lessons or concepts are being taught.

4.1.1. Concept maps

4.1.2. Exit tickets

5. 2.Summative

5.1. Summative assessments are tools used to evaluate student learning after concepts are taught.

5.1.1. Final project

5.1.2. Essay/ Research paper

6. H.O.T questions

6.1. Opening

6.1.1. Can we recall who the first President of the republic of Texas was?

6.1.2. Why do you think he was elected as the first President of Texas?

6.2. Guiding

6.2.1. What problems did the Republic of Texas have?

6.2.2. Why do you think Texas had these problems?

6.3. Closing

6.3.1. What are some of the pros and cons of Texas joining the United States?

6.3.2. If you were the United States government, how would you try to get Texas to become a state?