Assessment
Feedback
Short Cycle Assessments
Mid-Cycle Assessments
100

What type of assessment cycle is a state test or EOC exam?

Extra Long Cycle

100

When should feedback occur?

As often as possible/at least once a day

100

What is another term for Short Cycle Assessments? (Previously called...?)

Formative Assessments

100

Name two types of Mid-Cycle Evaluation

Self-, peer-, teacher, and parent

200

Which assessment cycle occurs at a benchmark or interim?

Long Cycle

200

Define feedback in education

Feedback provides information about a person's/student's performance that is used as a basis for improvement

200

List 3 types of short cycle assessments.

Ex. Entrance Tickets, Thumbs Up Responses, Exit Tickets, Games, Thinking Logs, KWL charts, Technology, Pattern Folder, etc.

200

Who are the main actors in the Mid-Cycle component?

Students, Teachers, and Parents

300

Which assessment cycle happens across lessons or at the end of a unit?

Mid-Cycle

300

For feedback to be effective what qualities should it have?

Positive and specific for each student and their work/performance

300

What can you do instead of having students raise their hands to show they are ready to answer a question?

Thumb up at their stomach when they have an entry point/answer

300
What is the purpose of Mid-Cycle Assessments?

Mid-Cycle Assessments show how students are synthesizing the bite-size chunks of content from their lessons in more general understandings.

400

What is the cycle that appears within a lesson?

Short Cycle

400

What fraction of the feedback given by teachers is negative?

1/3
400

What is the purpose of a Short Cycle Assessment?

To gather evidence of student achievement to inform educational decisions

400

What is the rationale for having a student/parent/teacher triad?

Fosters a team relationship

Seeks input from all stakeholders

Gives an opportunity for kids to hear their parents celebrate them

Establishes an understanding of the goal desired

Provides an opportunity for specific feedback

500

What are the components of a Balanced Assessment System?

Short, Mid-, Long, Extra Long Cycles

500

What three questions help guide feedback?

1) Where am I going?

2) How am I doing?

3) Where do I go next?

500

What are some elements of a good short cycle assessment?

Frequent, Efficient, Flexible, Aligned to standards, collecting data, Explicit, Versatile, Linked to state tests, etc.

500

List 4 of the 7 Mid-Cycle Assessments

Triad, Conferences, Observations, Anecdotal Notes, Self-Reflections, Rubrics, and Performance Tasks