Assessment

1. Summative

1.1. Measures attainment of knowledge

1.2. Will be taken for a grade

1.3. Given at the end of a unit

1.4. Examples: Unit tests and final exams

2. Authentic

2.1. Productions instead of tests

2.2. Portfolios, peer-evaluations, discussions, and projects

2.3. Students perform what they learned

2.3.1. Included

2.3.2. Included

2.3.3. Excluded

2.4. Assessment drives curriculum

3. Formative

3.1. Used to check for student understanding

3.1.1. Project specifications

3.1.2. End User requirements

3.1.3. Action points sign-off

3.2. Guides instruction

3.2.1. Define actions as necessary

3.3. Given during the middle of a unit

3.4. Examples: Pop quiz or exit ticket

4. Purpose

4.1. Grades

4.2. Measure knowledge attainment in students

4.3. Measure teaching practices for effectiveness

4.4. Makes students learn the information for a later use

5. Traditional

5.1. 'Pencil and paper' Test

5.1.1. Materials

5.1.2. Personel

5.1.3. Services

5.1.4. Duration

5.2. Multiple choice, fill in the blank, and true-false

5.3. Test standards instead of perform standards

5.4. Curriculum drives assessment

6. Definition

6.1. Measurement of what students are learning

6.1.1. Dependencies

6.1.2. Milestones

6.2. Measurement of how well students have mastered certain targets

6.2.1. Schedule

6.2.2. Budget

6.3. Provide teachers with subjective and objective data about student mastery

6.3.1. KPI's