Assessments
por ashley allison
1. Formative
1.1. Definition: Process of gathering evidence of student learning through providing feedback to students and teachers.
1.2. EX: Quizzes, discussions, games, etc.
2. Interim/Benchmarks
2.1. Definition: Assessments used to determine where students learning are at in their learning.
2.2. EX: STAAR: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. Tests students knowledge each grade level. MAP: Computerized exam to show students knowledge in reading and math.
3. Summative
3.1. Definition: high quality assessment that tests students over a large quantity of material.
3.2. EX: Final exams, research projects, standardized tests
4. Performance
4.1. Definition: Assessments that have students complete a task to check for content learned instead of multiple choice or short answer exams.
4.2. EX: Debates, Exhibits, presentations, drawing maps of learning.
5. Diagnostic
5.1. Definition: Assessment used before teaching the unit to see students strengths and weaknesses, along with common misconceptions.
5.2. EX: Kahoot games, pre-tests, KWL charts, running records, journaling.
6. H.O.T. Questions
6.1. Opening Questions:
6.1.1. What is informational text?
6.1.2. What is literary text?
6.2. Guided Questions:
6.2.1. How can you tell the difference between literary and informational text?
6.2.2. What books have you read that are informational? Literary?
6.3. Closing Questions:
6.3.1. Make a compare and contrast graph showing the differences and similarities between informational and literary texts.
6.3.2. Write a two paragraph text that is either literary or informational. Explain why it is literary or informational.