Why Assessment Matters
Assessment helps teachers understand student strengths, needs, and __________.
What is progress?
This type of assessment happens during learning.
What is formative assessment?
Students show confidence with thumbs up, sideways, or down during lessons.
What is a quick check for understanding?
This tells us what students are expected to learn.
What is curriculum?
A tool that explains expectations and performance levels.
What is a rubric?
In elementary classrooms, assessment is not just about grades but about gathering meaningful __________.
What is evidence?
This type of assessment measures mastery at the end of a unit.
What is summative assessment?
Students explain how they solved a problem in front of the class.
What is student explanation as assessment?
This determines how learning happens.
What is instruction?
Teachers use this to track student learning over time.
What is data collection?
Effective assessment allows teachers to adjust lessons and provide __________ support.
What is targeted support?
Exit tickets are an example of this type of assessment.
What is formative?
One-on-one meetings with students about reading or writing are called this.
What is conferencing?
This measures whether students mastered the content.
What is assessment?
Rubrics and checklists help make assessment more __________.
What is clear?
Students assess and reflect on their own academic or behavioral progress towards goals.
What is self-assess?
End-of-unit tests and projects are examples of this type of assessment.
What is summative?
Short written responses at the end of a lesson are called this.
What are exit tickets?
This connection provides feedback to adjust teaching and content.
What is assessment to instruction and curriculum?
Students may use this tool to self-assess their work.
What is a checklist?
When used well, assessment helps every student learn and __________.
What is thrive?
Formative assessments are FOR learning, while summative assessments are OF __________.
What is learning?
A formative tool used to capture student actions and behaviors in the moment.
What are anecdotal notes?
When curriculum, instruction, and assessment work together, they form an integrated __________.
What is system?
A rubric was created for this real-assignment for practicum in class.
What is the cooperating teacher assessment, Discussion posts, Observation logs, Autobiography of a Learner, Reflections, etc.