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Definitions
A little bit of this or that
100
These are the four categories on the achievement chart
What is Knowledge & Understanding, Thinking, Communication & Application
100
When applied to teaching, learning, and assessment this urges teachers to begin their planning by asking, “What is critical for students to know, understand and be able to do by the end of this term, unit or lesson?”
What is backwards design?
100
These are the two strands of Social Studies?
Heritage and Identity, People and Environments
100
This provides a an accurate picture of what students know, understand, and are able to do. It should be aligned to grade appropriate content and the intended level of cognitive rigor.
What is validity (or a valid assessment)
100
These are created by a team involving the teacher, LST teacher, parents and students as a way to share information, and develop a common understanding of the student’s strengths and needs as they affect his or her ability to learn and demonstrate learning, and his or her educational goals;
What is an IEP?
200
This is designed primarily to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their learning. E.g. self-assessment, peer-assessment
What is assessment as learning?
200
These are the four steps of planning
What are Long range plans, unit plans, lesson plans & daybook
200
These are two threats to fair, valid & reliable assessment practices
What are: Teacher’s assumptions, biases First impressions Student labels, low expectations Using one type of assessments Logical errors: judge students on the wrong characteristics (attention span = learning ability) Behaviours observed assumed in another setting
200
This means that students have the knowledge and skills to make responsible economic and financial decisions with confidence.
What is financial literacy?
200
These are two steps to ensure fair classroom assessment:
What is Transparency, provide multiple & varied opportunities for students to demonstrate learning, equitable treatment (learning needs), reflect about the purpose of assessment interactions and the values or biases at play, nurture a constructive learning environment for all learners
300
This is designed primarily to make judgments about student achievement of knowledge and/or skills at a given point in time. e.g. performance tasks (write/do/say) which should be used to determine report card grades/marks.
What is assessment of learning?
300
These are the components which every lesson should have according to your last assignment (need at least 80%)
What is: Overview; Objectives; Expectations; specific, cross-strand & cross curricular; Materials; Prior Knowledge; Accommodations/Modifications; Details: pre (hook), during & post (wrap up) Assessment: Extension:
300
This is my birthdate:)
What is Nov 11th
300
Fair, valid & reliable assessments are commonly referred to as this umbrella term
What are high-quality assessments?
300
alternative work spaces, strategic seating, use of headphones and proximity to instructor are example of what type of accommodation?
What are environmental accommodations?
400
This is designed primarily to promote student learning and guide instruction. e.g. Early drafts, first tries, and practice assignments
What is assessment for learning?
400
These are three of the six learning skills and work habits found in progress report cards
What are: Responsibility Organization Independent Work Collaboration Initiative Self-Regulation
400
According to Harris's (2015) article entitled, What Children Learn from Questioning, how many questions did teachers think students should ask in a given time and how many questions are actually asked by students?
What is every 2 minutes but students only asked 2-4 questions per hour
400
This is defined as the ability to access, understand, evaluate and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health in a variety of settings across the life-course.
What is Health Literacy?
400
This is the structure for writing report cards comments
What are: positive statement, concrete example of evidence of what student has learned, challenges with evidence of what has not been achieved & next steps for improvement
500
This provides a consistent picture of what students know, understand, and are able to do no matter who scores the assessement
What is a reliable assessment?
500
The Inquiry Process is comprised of these five components
What is Questioning, Gathering Data, Interpreting & Analyzing Data, Evaluating/Drawing Conclusions, Communicating/Presenting
500
The acronym for this writing strategy is PWIM
What is picture, word, inductive model?
500
Theory about knowledge and learning that knowledge not as truths to be transmitted or discovered, but as emergent, developmental, nonobjective, viable constructed explanations. It allows students to explore and build their own understandings of concepts, theories, and formulas, rather than being told them as ‘facts’ to memorize does not have any directions for implementations but some
What is constructivism?
500
Finish the following quote:An effective teacher manages a classroom; ...
What is an ineffective teacher disciplines one