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An assessment can be  a formal or informal way of collecting information to see student progress.

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In our opinion, students are more interested in performance based assessments because they are more hands-on, making it more enjoyable and easier to learn. The student gets to show their skills and abilities.

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Evaluation of student knowledge, process of gathering and discussing info

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this allows students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through hands on activities

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the collective information thru activities to analyze students knowledge

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A variety of methods/strategies used to evaluate students

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It is more relevant because it is more hands on and gives more real world situations.

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An assessment is basically a bunch of activities where you can gather information and make evaluations.

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Its more interactive and can see what they need to improve on as they go

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Its solely because they have more room to be creative in their own ways

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It is much more reliable to grade quicker and measure knowledge.

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Performance based assessments are more interesting for students because it allows them to think and interact in depth.

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Universal Test Design because it is unbiased.

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it is the fastest way to see where the students are

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The pros when using a traditional paper and pencil assessment is that you will be able to see the students strategies and you will be able to know if they understood the lesson that way. Another pro is that you, the teacher, will be able to see how they got an answer wrong and help them fix it.

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Performance based assessments are more open ended. It allows students to apply what they've learned in a different way than on just paper

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They have students present and its easier for the students.

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A method to understand the level of learning a student is in.

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are easier to administer and score. It's very practical for them.

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It is our group's favorite/best because it allows the educator to analyze where a student is at academically.

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It is more hands on and is able to keep the children's attention, since most times they have a short attention span.

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Performance based because it gives students to interact

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Pro: easier to grade. students can erase mistakes. Easier to document or make student portfolios
Con: a lot of students get nervous on paper. Not all students can write properly. Not an accurate representation of student intelligence

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We see how the student is going with certain lesson.

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Our group's favorite is the universal test design assessment because it is the most inclusive.

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We see how student do on subject but do not get the whole aspect of their understanding.

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a tool to improve a student's learning.

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Formative assessment mainly because it lets the students learn by themselves and get more interested on lesson and the teacher will step in to help every now and then.

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Performance based assesments

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Performance based assessments allow for students to be more creative and unique. It allows students to really show what they have been learning.

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Traditional assessments are more efficient and quicker for teachers to see where their students are at.

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Our group really liked Formative and Authentic Assessments. we felt that it doesn't put much stress on students. shows more accurate data on the students, doesn't affect grades and allows for feedback.

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It is a way to see the progress a student is doing. This allows the educator to know what needs improvement within their lesson to help the student rise.