Assessments

1. Formative

1.1. Definition- A combination of formal and informal assessments given during the learning process. Teachers can modify during this time.

1.2. Ex 2. Exit Ticket

1.2.1. Ex 1. Quesitoning

2. Interim/Benchmark

2.1. Definition- An assessment used to evaluate where students are at in their learning process and if they are on track to performing good in the future.

2.2. Ex 2. End of Course Exam

2.2.1. Ex 1. Standardized Test

3. Summative

3.1. Definition- An assessment given at the end of an instructional unit. There is a standard to compare the results to.

3.2. Ex 2. District Assessment

3.2.1. Ex 1. Midterm Exam

4. Performance

4.1. Definition- A way to test where the students have to perform a task.

4.2. Ex 2. Group Projects

4.2.1. Ex 1. Portfolios

5. Diagnostic

5.1. Definition- This is a type of per-assessment that shows a student's strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills before instruction.

5.2. Ex 2. Survey

5.2.1. Ex 1. Unit Pretest

6. H.O.T. Questions

6.1. Opening Questions

6.1.1. 1. What would you predict/infer happened from this picture of an ecosystem?

6.1.2. 2. What would you recommend for these animals to do to survive?

6.2. Guiding Questions

6.2.1. 1. What would happen if all the frogs were removed from the ecosystem?

6.2.2. 2. How does the desert environment compare/contrast with the wetland environment?

6.3. Closing Questions

6.3.1. 1. What might happen if we combined the animals of the wetland ecosystem to the desert ecosystem?

6.3.2. 2. Can you assess the importance of the physical characteristics of each environment or ecosystem?