Assessment System for 5th Grade Social Studies By Margie Adkins

Stage 1 Class Assessments Observation Worksheets and other daily assignments Essays Project checklists and rubrics Written reports Quizzes and tests Standardized tests

Descriptions of Assessments Function –Why do I use them –How are they used Category –Placement –Formative –Diagnostic –Summative

Stage 2 Assessments for Social Studies Social studies assessments –Function –Type Goals and objectives Assessment tools

Stage 3 Additions and Modifications Assessment list –Modifications for students with disabilities Assessment tool list –Objectives assessed by each tool –Created and modified assessment tools

Stage 4 Final Revisions Modified assessment tools Aligned tools more accurately with objectives Created informal assessment tools

Types of Assessments Objective tests Short answer worksheets Performance based –Project checklists –Project rubrics Observation and other informal techniques –Standards rubrics

Performance Assessment Tools World map checklist Indian mural checklist and rubric Explorer poster checklist Colony comparison lists Revolutionary War newspaper checklists Note card checklist Report rubric Information web rubric World War II multimedia presentation rubric

Project Samples