Assessments

1. Summative

1.1. Evaluates student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

1.1.1. Research Project

1.1.2. Standardized Test

2. Performance

2.1. Assessment that requires students to perform a task to demonstrate their skills.

2.1.1. Group Projects

2.1.2. Journals

3. Diagnostic

3.1. Informs teachers of student's achievement gaps and other academic abilities.

3.1.1. Pre-Course Test

3.1.2. Unit Pretest

4. Formative

4.1. Used to monitor student's learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by teachers to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.

4.1.1. Quiz

4.1.2. Concept Map

5. Interim/Benchmark

5.1. Periodic testing throughout the school year used to evaluate where students are in their learning progress.

5.1.1. Projects

5.1.2. Chapter Tests

6. H.O.T. Questions

6.1. Opening Questions

6.1.1. What are equivalent fractions?

6.1.2. Are the fractions 1/2 and 2/4 equivalent?

6.2. Guiding Questions

6.2.1. How can we use a number line to represent fractions?

6.2.2. Mario and Luis shared a pizza. Mario ate 1/4 and Luis ate 2/4 of the pizza. How many slices were not eaten?

6.3. Closing Questions

6.3.1. What can we do to verify if two fractions are equivalent?

6.3.2. Mario, Luis and Mary shared a pizza equally. What fraction of the pizza did each person eat?