5 Keys to Classroom Assessment
Keys 1 and 2 to Classroom Assessment Quality.
What is Clear Purpose and Clear Targets?
Chunks of knowledge that interrelate are assessed when ____.
What is assessing mastery of knowledge targets?
Short Answers require this.
What is a brief response (questions can be answered in 1 or 2 sentences)?
Allows you to assess mastery of patterns of reasoning separate from mastery of content knowledge.
What is Interpretive Exercises?
Key 3 to Classroom Assessment.
Assessing reasoning targets means ____.
What is having students describe what they know?
Extended Responses require this.
What is more in depth responses (paragraphs)?
Ways to give interpretive exercises.
What is supplying a passage, a table, chart, graph, or other background information?
Aspects of Key 4: Formative Usefulness.
What is: Do formative assessments guide instruction? Do students get feedback?
When not to use a Written Response.
What is when you have students that can't read/ write English? OR What is when you can get the information from selected response?
Has fewer correct answers.
Students can respond in any of these different ways.
What is summarizing, comparing, analyzing, or determining relationships?
Question you should ask yourself for Key 5: Effective Communication.
Are students engaged in learning progress? OR Are summative assessments recorded to the learning represented?
When to use Written Response Assessment.
What is when assessing mastery of knowledge targets? OR What is when assessing reasoning targets?
Greater number of correct answers.
What is Extended Responses?
Pick a Key to Classroom Assessment and describe it and what questions to ask.
Options:
Key 1: Clear Purpose- who will use the info and how?
Key 2: Clear Targets- are the learning targets clear and the focus of the lesson?
Key 3: Sound Design- does assessment match learning targets? Are rubrics high quality?
Key 4: Formative Usefulness- Do formative assessments guide instruction? Do students get feedback?
Key 5: Effective communication- are students engaged in learning progress? Are summative assessments recorded to the learning represented?
This is best for students that can't read or write in English.
What is oral tests or drawings?
Used to demonstrate understanding of a concept that is fairly narrow.
What is Short Answer?
Interpretive Exercises are most useful when ______.
What is when you want to assess patterns of reasoning separate from mastery of content knowledge?