Process and Purpose
What is a purpose of an assessment?
- diagnose students’ understanding
- give students opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding.
- provide feedback to students on their progress and problems.
- decide how to modify a unit plan.
- identify cultural differences.
- identify ability strengths and weaknesses.
- provide evidence of success to students, therefore motivating them to persevere.
(Page 201)
What are examples of informal assessments?
- Observation
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Process of Asking Classifying Questions
- Conferences
(Page 210, 211, and 212)
What are the three main types of assessments?
- Diagnostic
- Formative
- Summative
(Page 220)
How many principles of assessment were listed in the book?
7
(Page 203-209)
What are performance criteria?
The skills that we want students to learn
(Page 215)
What role does public accountability have in assessments?
- report student progress to the community.
- compare students across schools, school districts, states, and nations.
- discuss with parents students’ progress and problems.
(Page 201)
What is one of the best techniques a teacher can use to learn about children, appraise their progress, and determine areas for improvement?
Observation (Page 210)
What are the two most popular paper-and-pencil tests?
- Multiple Choice
- Short essay response
(Page 213)
What is one of the principles of assessment?
- Principle 1: Assessment Is an Integral Part of Curriculum and Instruction
- Principle 2: Devote Time to Essential Learnings
- Principle 3: Set High Standards for Teaching and Learning
- Principle 4: Clarify Targets (Objectives) Early
- Principle 5: Aim for More Authentic Assessments
- Principle 6: Collect Multiple Indicators of Learning—An Array of Evidence
- Principle 7: Provide ample opportunities for students to learn.
(Page 209)
What are the levels of a three-level rating scale?
- Meeting Standard, Approaching Standard, and Beginning to Meet Standard (Page 215)
At what point durning the lesson planning process, should we plan the assessment we are going to take?
The beginning (Page 201)
What are some examples of performance assessments?
- Multiple-choice tests with justifications
- Short essay
(Page 215)
What is the difference between formative and summative assessments?
Formative is conducted during a unit of instruction for the purpose of improving student learning; providing feedback to students to help them improve their performance (Page 220)
Summative is conducted at the end of a unit of instruction for the purpose of determining a grade (Page 220)
SO... formative is a checkpoint throughout the unit and summative is for the "destination"/where the students understanding landed by the end of a unit.
What is an authentic assessment AND an example of one?
Are assessments that allow children to use what they have learned and then apply it.
“Authentic assessments require students to be effective performers with acquired knowledge. Traditional tests tend to reveal only whether a student can recognize, recall, or ‘plug in’ what was learned out of context..."
Examples
- Participate in deliberations on classroom, playground, and community problems as part of maintaining a healthy civic life.
- Use reference books and the Internet as part of social studies inquiry projects.
- Work cooperatively as part of a team that’s completing a challenging task.
- Display historical reasoning by creating a classroom museum exhibit of an ancient community (e.g., Mesa Verde, Athens).
- Read and make charts and graphs showing food supply, election results, census data, and economic data.
- Write and illustrate a travel brochure of the community.
(Page 208)
What scoring guide can be used as a self-assessment for students?
- Checklists - > Formative and
Summative (Page 218)
How do assessments affect student placement
- assign students to pairs and cooperative groups or ability groups.
- decide which students require an IEP.
- place students with exceptional gifts or challenges in special programs.
(Page 201)
What are the two methods of assessments described in the text?
Informal and Performance Assessments
(Page 210 and 215)
What assessment do teachers implement in their classroom the most?
- Informal assessments
(Page 210)
Which principle do you find most difficult?
All are correct! Points for everyone :))
What is a method used to assess students' progress in both a single school vear and across several vears?
- Portfolios (Page 218)
What is the differences between assessment and evaluation?
Assessment is “finding out what students know and are able to do.” While evaluation is "involves value judgment: comparing what is (the facts about the children’s present understandings) with what ought to be (the desired outcome [objective or goal] of instruction)."
(Page 200)
What is the definition of a performance assessment?
Performance assessments are assessments that help teachers find out how well students can translate knowledge into action. (Page 215)
What characteristic do all assessments require?
Validity
(Page 220)
What are the seven principles of assessment in order?
Principle 1: Treat assessment as an integral part of curriculum and instruction.
Principle 2: Direct assessments toward essential learnings.
Principle 3: Set high standards for teaching and learning.
Principle 4: Clarify targets early.
Principle 5: Assess student performance in authentic tasks.
Principle 6: Collect multiple indicators of learning.
Principle 7: Provide ample opportunities for students to learn.
(Page 209)
What are the five steps in creating a scoring guide?
Step 1: Objectives/ Curriculum Standards
Step 2: Performances
Step 3: Criteria/ Performance Standards
Step 4: Share
Step 5: Revise the Rubric
(Page 216)