(IN)FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Are You… ASSESSMENT SAVVY?
Skilled in gathering accurate information about students learning?
Using it effectively to promote further learning?
Objectives
Describe 3 types of assessments and identify the purpose of each (why)
Identify assessment targets (what)
Explain various methods of assessment (how)
Apply assessment information to current teaching experience
Understand the various reasons as to why Understand the various reasons as to why assessment is essential in teaching/learningassessment is essential in teaching/learning
HOW DO YOU ASSESS?
List some ways you typically assess students in your classroom.
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WHEN DO YOU ASSESS?
Traditionally, teachers have assessed students at the end of an instructional unit or sequence.
However, when assessment and However, when assessment and instruction are interwoven, both instruction are interwoven, both the students and the teacher the students and the teacher benefit. benefit.
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Summative Assessment
(Assessment OF Learning)
Pre – Assessment
Formative Assessment
(Assessment FOR Learning)
PRE-ASSESSMENT
The purpose of pre-assessment is to determine what students know about a topic before it is taught.
Pre-assessment will help the teacher determine flexible grouping patterns and should be used regularly.
Pre-Assessment Strategies
Checklist Pre-test KWL Charts Graphic Organizers Pre-test Student Discussions Student
Demonstrations
Student Products Student Work Samples Show of hands/EPR
(Every Pupil Response) Standardized Test Data Teacher Observation Writing Prompts Writing Samples
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessments FOR learning happens Assessments FOR learning happens while learning is still underway.while learning is still underway.
These are assessments that: are conducted throughout teaching and
learning to diagnose student needs plan the next steps in instruction provide students with feedback they can use
to improve the quality of their work help students see and feel how they are in
control of their journey to success
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
This Type of Assessment
is NOT about accountability…
it is about GETTING GETTING BETTERBETTER!!!!
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
SevenSeven StrategiesStrategies
Where am I going?
1. Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target
What Can Be Assessed?
Knowledge Mastery
Performance Skills
ReasoningProficiency
Ability to Create Products
ACHIEVEMENT TARGETSACHIEVEMENT TARGETS
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
SevenSeven StrategiesStrategies
Where am I going?
1. Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target
2. Use examples and models of strong and weak work
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
SevenSeven StrategiesStrategies
Where am I now?
3. Offer regular descriptive feedback.
4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
SevenSeven StrategiesStrategiesHow can I close the gap??
5. Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time.
6. Teach students focused revision.
7. Engage students in self-reflection, and let them keep track of and share their learning.
Formative Assessment Strategies
Conference Cooperative Learning
Activities Demonstrations Exit Card Graphic Organizers “I Learned” Statements Interviews Journal Entry KWLs
Learning Logs Oral Presentations Peer Evaluations Problem Solving Activities Products Questioning Quiz Response Groups Self-Evaluations
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
This type of assessment is a successful
end productend product and/or the
fulfilling of the pre-stated objective.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
A summative assessment/evaluation is designed to: provide information make judgments about student achievement at the
end of a sequence of instruction, (e.g., final drafts/attempts, tests, exam, assignments, projects, performances)
It is a means to determine a student’s mastery It is a means to determine a student’s mastery and understanding of information, skills, concepts, and understanding of information, skills, concepts, or processes.or processes.
Summative Assessment Strategies
Unit Test Performance Task Product/Exhibit Demonstration Portfolio Review
The Assessment–Instruction Process
Summative Assessment
“making sure”
Pre – Assessment
“finding out”
Formative Assessment “checking
in” “feedback” “student involvement”
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used?
SelectedResponse
Performance Assessments
Extended WrittenResponse
PersonalCommunication
ASSESSMENT METHODSASSESSMENT METHODS
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used?
SelectedResponse
ASSESSMENT METHODSASSESSMENT METHODS
Students select
the correct/best
response from
a list provided
Multiple choice, true/false, matching,short answer, fill-in questions
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used?
Extended WrittenResponse
ASSESSMENT METHODSASSESSMENT METHODS
Students construct a written answer in response to a question or task
Compare …… Analyze…… Interpret….Solve a problem and explain work… Describe in detail…
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used?
Performance Assessments
ASSESSMENT METHODSASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment is based on observing a performance/product
and making a judgment
Performances: *playing an instrument, *carrying out steps in
an experiment*speaking in a foreign language
*working productivelyin a group
Products:*term paper*lab report*work of art
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used?
PersonalCommunication
ASSESSMENT METHODSASSESSMENT METHODS
Determine what a student has learned through
personal interaction with them*Responding to journals/logs
*Asking questions during instruction
*Interviewing students in conferences
*Giving examinationsorally
Matching Assessment Targets and Methods
Knowledge Mastery
ReasoningProficiency
Skills
Ability toCreate Products
TargetsTargets Selected Response
Extended Written
Response
PerformanceAssessment
Personal Communication
Match the assessments at your table with the target and
method
Classroom Assessments
Some teachers Some teachers
talk about: talk about:
LEARNINGLEARNING GRADESGRADES
Can these co-exist peacefully? Should one receive emphasis over the other?
VERSUS
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
Formative Assessment:Formative Assessment:
Refers to what happens on a daily basis in the classroom
Provides teachers with information about specific next instructional steps for students:
Assessment Drives Instruction.Assessment Drives Instruction.
Students know where they are at instructionally and where they need to go
On-going assessment provides continual feedback that helps students progress over time