Assessing
Skills that enhance the construction of deeper, conceptually driven understanding
What are Higher Order thinking skills?
A class or category of similar things.
What are concepts?
Individual members of a concept category
What are exemplars?
Students have to do something with their knowledge.
What is a performance task?
A problem with multiple correct answers
What is an open response task?
I caused a new sense of urgency on HOTS.
Understanding of concepts form this
What is the basis for higher order thinking skills?
I am a square among a basketball, hoola hoop, and volleyball.
What is a nonexemplar?
A rule that relates two or more concepts.
What is a principle?
When students do not have a knowledge-based strategy, this should be tried.
What is a heuristic?
Introductory material followed by several items
What are context-dependent items?
Christmas bows, Santa's suit, rojo
What is red?
naming the concept from examples; discriminating examples from nonexamples
What is Concept Learning?
Students can apply a principle or rule appropriately in a variety of "new" situations.
What is principle-governed thinking?
General problem-solving skills may be organized into this five-stage problem-solving process.
What is the IDEAL problem solver?
Skills using these media should be taught and assessed.
What is the ability to use reference materials?
I refer to a class, the members of which have in common one or more physical, tangible qualities that can be seen, heard, tasted, felt or smelled.
What is concrete concepts?
This strategy is not preferred for more complex concept assessment.
What is Produce New Exemplars?
When students cannot automatically recognize the proper way to reach a desired goal, they must use one or more higher order thinking processes.
What is problem solving?
2025-2026
What is our first year of teaching?
Information from me is condensed and important to further learning in many areas in and out of school.
What are graphs and tables?
I am defined by attributes that are not tangible.
What are defined concepts?
To assess students' deeper understanding of concepts, one must do this.
What is create assessments that are more complex and require more application of the concept?
A problem with a single correct answer.
What is a closed-response task?
Chapters 11 and 12 assessment
What is an open book exam?