Alternative Assessment
An assessment where students demonstrate their abilities to complete an experiment
Authentic Assessment
Upon completion of the unit, the final assessment includes students demonstrating their skills
Performance Assessment
An assessment requiring students to d...
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Alternative Assessment - ANSWER- An assessment where students demonstrate
their abilities to complete an experiment
Authentic Assessment - ANSWER- Upon completion of the unit, the final
assessment includes students demonstrating their skills
Performance Assessment - ANSWER- An assessment requiring students to
demonstrate the skills required for writing a story. Students must write an
original story including all necessary components of plot composition
Diagnostic Assessment - ANSWER- Focuses on the common sources of error
encountered by students, so that the learning difficulties can be pinpointed and
remedied
Summative Assessment - ANSWER- Given at the end of instruction to certify
mastery or assign grades
Formative Assessment - ANSWER- Used to monitor student progress during
instruction
Placement Assessment - ANSWER- Covers the intended learning outcomes of the
planned instruction
Instructional Objectives - ANSWER- Provide guidelines for planning instructional
activities and preparing assessment instruments
Effective achievement assessments can contribute to: - ANSWER- Retention
Transfer of learning
Student motivation
The evaluation of instructional effectiveness
,Assessment of learning example - ANSWER- The manner in which educators
inform stakeholders of how students are doing
Assessment of learning, assessment type - ANSWER- Usually a summative
assessment
Assessment for learning example - ANSWER- How teachers make adjustments to
teaching throughout the instructional process
Assessment for learning, assessment type - ANSWER- Formative assessment
Assessment as learning example - ANSWER- Focused on making the students
part of the assessment process
Assessment as learning, assessment type - ANSWER- Formative assessment/self
assessment
Characteristics of Authentic assessment - ANSWER- Hands on
Real-life correlation
Application and transfer of knowledge
Characteristics of Traditional assessment - ANSWER- Limited scope
Paper and pencil
Tests knowledge, content, and skills only
You want to use technology to create a formative assessment as part of a unit on
the 4 seasons for your 1st grade students. What is the 1st step that should be
done? - ANSWER- View the relevant national, state, and/or district standards in a
database
Self and peer assessment - ANSWER- Asking students to review a rubric used for
scoring the assessment and score themselves based on their understanding and
progress during the unit
Lining the assessment with knowledge that grows more complex - ANSWER-
Beginning with questions that focus on identification of characters and plot
elements, then moving to questions about the bigger issues and themes within
the novel
, Basing assessments on relevant standards - ANSWER- Analyzing the 9th grade
English standards to determine which ones align with the novel and it's related
issues
Setting clear goals and criteria for success - ANSWER- Determining what
students need to know once they have completed the unit, then deciding how you
and the students will know that they have been successful
Modifying instruction based on identified areas for improvement - ANSWER-
Reviewing the data and realizing that students are not fully understanding one of
the major themes of the novel, and then adjusting the next days instruction so
that students focus more fully on key passages related to the theme
You are planning a series of formative assessments for your 7th grade social
studies unit on the 3 branches of government. What are the components that
should be included in order to adhere to principles of formative assessment
design? - ANSWER- Feedback that is provided during instruction
Challenging items that elicit understanding
Collaboration between the teacher and student
Basing the assessment on relevant standards
As you prepare the formative assessment on the 4 seasons, you locate banks of
assessments and/or assessment items. Although these resources may be helpful,
what limitation might they also possess? - ANSWER- They may test only basic
concepts or skills
Everyday at the end of math instruction an assessment is given. Why might a tear
her do this? - ANSWER- To check the students progress on learning the material
covered
A weekly spelling quiz is an example of which type of assessment? - ANSWER-
Summative assessment
Giving a weekly math test, students preform well. Teacher moves forward with
instruction. This is a description of what type of assessment? - ANSWER-
Formative
Finished a unit on report writing, then turn in a report for final grades. This is a
description of what type of assessment? - ANSWER- Summative
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