Assessment Design DESIGN

Essential Questions Essential Question 1: What are the different types of assessments? Essential Question 2: When do we use different types of assessments? Essential Question 3: How do we design effective assessments?

Essential Question 1 What are summative and formative assessments?

Summative assessments are given at the end of instruction and are an assessment of learning.

Formative assessments are given during instruction to determine where students are during the learning process and are an assessment for learning.

formative assessments? How often do you use them? What are some types of formative assessments? How often do you use them?

Data from formative assessments inform the teacher while learning is happening… allowing the teacher to check for understanding and give immediate feedback.

Essential Question 2 When do we use different types of assessments? Summative Formative

Summative data are used to gauge learning at a specific point in time… but, are usually collected too late in the learning process to adjust teaching.

Formative data provide information while learning is happening… so the teacher can check for understanding and make adjustments.

Summative assessments SUM it up Formative assessments help FORM day-to-day instruction

Sphere of Concern? Or Sphere of Influence? Concern Influence

How d0 we design effective assessments? Essential Question 3 How d0 we design effective assessments? Learning Objectives Assessments Activities Content

Types of Test Questions ©2003 Brigham Young University

Review page 4 in the handout which describes effective multiple-choice questions.

Which of the following is not a mammal? Horse Whale Iguana Human ©2003 Brigham Young University

World War II was mostly the fault of: France because of DeGaulle’s policies. Britain because of Chamberlain’s policies. Germany because of Hitler’s policies. America because of Roosevelt’s policies. ©2003 Brigham Young University

The Richter Scale is: Used to measure the intensity of light. Based on an original scale. Invented by George Galton. Used to measure the intensity of earthquakes. ©2003 Brigham Young University

Review page 19 of the handout which describes effective fill-in-the-blank questions.

The country of _____________ica. Fill in the Blank The country of _____________ica.

Fill in the Blank ___________ and ___________, the intrepid explorers, trekked west to the ___________ river, and from there to ___________.

Fill in the Blank Lewis and Clark started their journey into Oregon via the ___________ river.

Fill in the Blank The Gettysburg Address begins with the phrase “F____ s______ a_ s__________ y____ a__”

Fill in the Blank “Fourscore and seven years ago” is the beginning of the speech called ___________________.

Review page 22 of the handout which describes effective true/false questions.

True or False All evergreen trees keep their leaves in winter; all deciduous trees shed their leaves in winter.  True  False

True or False Most deciduous trees shed their leaves seasonally.  True  False

Review several test questions and decide what, if anything, could make them more effective. Or write several new test questions following the guidelines in the handout.

Kahoot Kahoot is a free resource you can use for formative assessment such as quizzes, discussions and surveys. Students with access to the Internet can use their phone or tablet to play. To sign up for a your own account Go to: https://create.kahoot.it Sign up for free account

Let’s Play Kahoot! Go to: https://kahoot.it Enter the “Game pin” number given by the presenter and click on “Enter.”

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