What is a judgment or appraisal of the learner's work and specific needs?
Hint: the direction for immediate and future instruction is based on information gathered with formal or informal procedures.
Assessment
100
What is an exercise to actively engage the student, physically and/ or cognitively, in the assessment process?
Assessment Activity
100
"A philosophy that enables teachers to plan strategically in order to reach the needs of diverse learners in classrooms today to acheive targeted standards"
Differentiation
100
A metacognitive process to determine personal strengths and needs
Self Assessment
200
Providing the learner with assessment selection options. This powerful technique immediately differentiates and empowers learners. For example, ask students to draw a picture or write a paragraph to answer a question.
Assessment Choices
200
The learner's ability to proficiently use an assessment tool.
Example: The ability to use a matrix to record infromation is a skilll in using a graphic organizer.
Assessment Skill
200
A summative analysis of the learner's abilities and skills at a particular time to make a judgment.
Evaluation
200
Evaluation of student work occuring at the end of a unit or period of study
Summative Assessment
300
An Approach or tactical procedure used to reach a goal.
Assessment Strategy
300
a formal or informal instrument used to identify the student's knowledge level or the standard, skill, or concept.
Assessment Tool
300
The teacher's or observer's written or verbal comments related to the learner's work or repsonse
Feedback
300
These standards focus on core understandings and procedures for student mastery, providing expectations for each grade level.
National Common Core Standards
400
a meaningful performance task the learner applies to demonstrate knowledge, skill, strenghts, and needs in a realistic authentic manner.
Authentic Assessment
400
ongoing daily assessment before, during, and after instruction to identify needs and provide continuous feedback.
Formative Assessment
400
What is Formal Assesment?
Tools that collect specific, observable information and contribute to a grade
400
Provides states with monetary incentives for educational reform.
Race to the Top
500
A process using quick, efficient tools to gather reactions or responses in a casual, yet informative way.
Informal Assessment
500
Ipsative Assessment
A form of metacognitive self-assessment of skill by which the learner compares a present performance with prior performance to set a goal for future improvement.
500
Mandated benchmarks or specific skills identified for mastery in a subject area for specific grade levels.
What is standards
500
this is designed as a three-tiered framework for instruction, assessments, and interventions to meet the needs of struggling students.