1. Summative
1.1. Assessments that are used to evaluate student learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a defined instructional period--typically at the end of a project, unit, course, semester, program, or school year.
1.1.1. Examples: end of unit tests, semester tests, SAT test, ACT test
2. Performance
2.1. Assessments that measure how well students apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities to authenic problems.
2.1.1. Examples: essays, portfolios, original research papers
3. Diagnostic
3.1. A form of pre-assessment where teachers can evaluate student's strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills before their instruction to support their student' learning.
3.1.1. Informal diagnostic assessments- occur prior to a lesson and may include teacher-made surveys and checklists given to an entire class.
3.1.1.1. Examples: Phonological awareness surveys, sight word lists, running records, checklists and surveys for students and families to determine literacy behaviors, and student work samples including informal writing samples.
3.1.2. Standardized diagnostic assessments- have high reliability and validity and are typically commercial products.
3.1.2.1. Examples: Curriculum-Based-Measurements such as the Dynamic Indicators of Basic
4. Formative
4.1. Assessment that refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course
4.1.1. Examples: quiz, discussions, bell ringer, exit ticket
5. Interim/Benchmark
5.1. Periodic testing throughout the school year
5.1.1. Examples: 6 weeks test or chapter test
6. H.O.T. Questions
6.1. Opening Questions:
6.1.1. 1. What force is measured when a mass is attached and suspended from a spring scale?
6.1.2. 2. What is the relationship between friction and motion?
6.2. Guiding Questions
6.2.1. 1. A force is a (blank) or a (blank), upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object. These two words, start with a "P," what are they?
6.2.2. 2. How is everyday life affected by the laws of motion?
6.3. Closing Questions
6.3.1. 1. What is inconsistent about the statement, "It takes more force to pull a box over a table than to pull it over sandpaper?" Why?
6.3.2. 2. What type of experiment could you develop to test the effect of friction on a ball rolling across different types of surfaces?