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Assessment What are some of the components of assessment.

Assessment Process Pre-assessment Formative Assessment –(Assessment FOR learning Summative Assessment –(Assessment OF Learning)

Pre-assessment Pre-assessment and not pre-assume Please share some pre-assessment techniques that you use in your classroom?

Pre-assessment Strategies Checklist Pre-Test KWL Charts Graphic Organizers Student Discussions Student Demonstrations Student Products Student Work Samples Show of hands/EPR –(Every Pupil Response) Standardized test data Teacher Observation Writing Prompts Writing Samples

Formative Assessment Are conducted throughout teaching and learning to diagnose student needs Plan the next steps in instruction Provide students with feedback they can use to improve the quality of their work Help students see and feel how they are in control of their journey to success

Seven Strategies Where am I going 1.Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target 2.Use examples and models of strong and weak work

Seven Strategies Where am I now? 3.Offer regular descriptive feedback 4.Teach students to self-assess and set goals

Seven Strategies How can I close the gap 5.Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time 6.Teach students focused revision 7.Engage students in self-reflection, and let them keep track of and share learning

Formative Assessment Strategies Conference Cooperative Learning Activities Demonstrations Exit Card Graphic Organizers “I learned” Statements Interviews Journal Entry KWL’s Learning Logs Oral Attitude Surveys Oral Presentations Peer Evaluations Problem Solving Activities Products Questioning Quiz Response Groups Self-Evaluations

Summative Assessment Game Time!

Summative assessment A summative assessment/evaluation is designed to: Provide information Make judgments about student achievement at the end of a sequence of instruction, (e.g., final drafts/attempts, tests, exam, assignments, projects, performances)

Summative Assessment Strategies Unit Test Performance Task Product/Exhibit Demonstration Portfolio Review

Assessment-Instruction Process Pre-assessment –“Finding out” Formative Assessment –“checking in” “feedback” “student involvement” Summative Assessment –“making sure”

Assessment Methods Selected Response Extended Written response Performance Assessments Personal Communication

Assessment Methods continued Selected Response –Students select the correct/best response from a list provided Multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer, fill-in questions

Assessment Methods continued Extended Written Response –Students construct a written answer in response to a question or task Compare…Analyze…Interpret…Solve a problem and explain work…Describe in detail

Assessment Methods continued Performance Assessments –Assessment is based on observing a performance/product and making a judgment –Performance: playing an instrument, carrying out steps in an experiment, speaking in a foreign language, working productively in a group –Products: term paper, lab report, work of art

Assessment Methods continued Personal Communication –Determine what a student has learned through personal interaction with them –Responding to journals/logs, Asking questions during instruction, Interviewing students in conferences, Giving examinations orally

Classroom Assessment Some teachers talk about: Learning While others… Talk about: Grades Can these co-exist peacefully? Should one receive emphasis over the other?

Final Thoughts Formative Assessment Refers to what happens on a daily basis in the classroom Provides teachers with information about specific next instructional steps for students; Assessment drives instruction Students know where they are at instructionally and where they need to go On-going assessment provides continual feedback that helps students progress over time

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