Diagnostic
When does diagnostic assessment usually take place?
Before learning begins.
When does summative assessment usually take place?
At the end of a unit, course, or learning period.
When does formative assessment take place?
During the learning process.
In self-assessment, who evaluates the work?
The student evaluates their own work.
Which type of assessment helps teachers find out what students know before a new topic?
Diagnostic assessment.
What is the main purpose of diagnostic assessment?
To identify students' prior knowledge and learning needs.
What is the main purpose of summative assessment?
To evaluate what students have learned.
What is the main purpose of formative assessment?
To monitor learning and help students improve.
In peer assessment, who evaluates the work?
Classmates or peers evaluate each other's work.
Which type of assessment is most closely connected to feedback and improvement during learning?
Formative assessment.
Does diagnostic assessment focus on previous knowledge or final results?
Previous knowledge.
Does summative assessment usually focus on giving a final result or improving learning step by step?
Giving a final result.
What is one important thing teachers give students during formative assessment?
Feedback.
In hetero-assessment, who evaluates the student?
Another person, usually the teacher.
Which two types of assessment describe when or why learning is evaluated, rather than who evaluates it?
Any two of these: diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment.
How can diagnostic assessment help teachers plan their lessons?
It shows what students already know and what they need to learn.
Name two common tools used for summative assessment.
Final exams, graded projects, Presentations, Etc,.
How is formative assessment different from summative assessment?
Formative assessment supports improvement during learning, while summative assessment evaluates learning at the end.
Which type of assessment involves only one student evaluating their own learning?
Self-assessment.
Can self-assessment be formative? Why?
Yes. Students can evaluate their own progress and use what they discover to improve their learning.
A teacher discovers that students have very different levels of English before a new unit. How should the teacher use this information?
Adapt the lessons and activities to students' different needs and levels.
A student gets a low grade on a final exam but has improved a lot throughout the course. Why might the final grade not show the student's entire learning process?
Because it measures performance at one point in time and may not reflect all the progress made throughout the course.
A teacher notices that most students are struggling with a topic halfway through a unit. How can formative assessment help the teacher respond?
The teacher can give feedback, reteach difficult content, and change activities to help students understand.
In a group project, students evaluate their own work, their classmates give feedback, and the teacher gives a grade. Name the three types of assessment in order.
Self-assessment, peer assessment, and hetero-assessment.
You're an English teacher. You check students' prior knowledge, give feedback during the unit, ask them to evaluate their own progress, and grade a final project. Identify the four types of assessment you used.
Diagnostic, formative, self-assessment, and summative assessment.