AMANDA TRECY

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION

• Assessment can be used to help gear your instruction.• Teachers must use assessments to determine

what students know, and what still needs to be taught.• The four main types of assessment are:

screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and outcome measurements.

SCREENING

• These types of assessments target a specific area, and the data is used to see if further assessment is needed.• Usually brief, and can be done in groups or

individually.• TeenBiz 3000 provides a screening test that is

administered to screen and determine a students lexile level. The SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) also measures reading lexile levels.

DIAGNOSTIC

• Used to diagnose specific strengths or areas of need for students (http://www.education.nt.gov.au)• Teachers are able to use the information from these

types of assessments to determine exactly where a students needs lie. Teachers are then able to scaffold instruction and plan for those needs.• Can be standardized or informal.• STAR (Standardized Test for the Assessment of

Reading) provides diagnostic information in relation to standards, and the online program PLATO also provides diagnostic data on students.

PROGRESS MONITORING

• This type of assessment is used to monitor the progress a student is making towards a learning goal.• These are essential to use for struggling students,

and determine whether or not the interventions for that particular student are working.• STAR Test and the FAIR Test are examples of a

progress monitoring assessment. These two assessments are given periodically throughout the year to monitor students growth.

OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS

• These assessments are given at the end of the school year to determine student progress. The assessments are also reviewed by the county, schools, and states.• Usually standardized, and norm-referenced.• Administered to groups of students, and is not given

individually.• Examples of outcome measurement assessments

are FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) and MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) are given to measure student achievement.

REFERENCES

• diagnostic assessments (2010). In Department of Education. Retrieved November 19, 2013, from http://www.education.nt.gov.au/parents-community/assessment-reporting/diagnostic-assessments/diagnostic-assessments