Assessment

1. Importance of Assessments

1.1. improve student learning

1.2. improve teachers instruction

1.3. administrators decide where to allocate resources

1.4. policymakers evaluate the efficacy of educational programs

2. Types of Assessment

2.1. formative

2.1.1. adjust instruction and provide feedback

2.2. summative

2.2.1. end of unit/year

2.3. interim/benchmark

2.3.1. throughout school year

2.4. diagnostic

2.4.1. provides data

2.5. performance

2.5.1. tests to see if students are performing at the correct level

3. Question Types

3.1. mulitple choice

3.2. matching, sequencing

3.3. true-false, yes-no

3.4. factual short answer

3.5. higher-order short answer

3.6. short or long essay

4. Delivery Types

4.1. paper and pencil

4.2. online

4.3. computer adaptive testing

5. Scoring Types

5.1. human

5.2. distributed

5.3. automated

5.4. rubric

5.5. checklists

6. assessment is the shared process of gathering purposeful and systematic measurement for documentation, reflection, and improvement of both student learning and institutional practices.

6.1. Different from evaluation

6.1.1. evaluation tests student performance while assessment improves teaching strategies and student learning.