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MAP Growth

The MAP Assessment is taken in the autumn, winter, and spring parts of the school year.  The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate what growth the students have achieved and the areas of improvement. This also indicates if the student is low growth or high growth as well as achievement levels.

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Independent Work

This would be the same assignment for all students. The results inform the teacher on how well instruction has been received and if changes need to be made in instruction to facilitate learning.

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iReady Diagnostics

These assessments are taken 3 times a year: Spring, Autumn, and Winter. This determines student mastery of different skills and level the iReady app to improve skills.

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SBAC

This is taken at the end of the year and assesses how well the student has learned.

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Independent Assignment or a Quiz

This informs the teacher as to the status of their student's learning. The assessment does not compare students. The information is then used to drive instruction.

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Praxis

This is an assessment that many teachers take to become licensed teacher, depending on their state. The potential teacher's career is dependent upon passing the test.

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Reflection

This created by the student and they review their own learning process of a certain lesson or topic.

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Class Discussion

This tells the teacher what common misconceptions there are and where they need to delve into a topic deeper. This can tell a teacher where and how to adjust a lesson for each individual class and identify students for small group instruction.

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SBAC

This information is collected on all students that take the assessment across the state or nation.  All students are grouped together by grade level and receive the same exam.

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MAP

This assessment gives data in %iles and compares student achievement with other students in their grade level.

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Research Project

Students conduct research on a particular topic. They then synthesize the information into a report, a project, or PowerPoint presentation. The project is then presented to the class.

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SBAC

These assessments happen at the end of the year and tell teachers the skill mastery of their students. Information can be looked at the district level and state level as well.

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Unit Test

The unit test indicates what the student has learned over the course of the learning unit.

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Exit Slip

Students can describe what they have learned and how well they have learned. When the teacher looks at this information they can see if the majority of the class understands the lesson of if adjustments need to be made.

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SLG

This assessment tracks how well a group of students is learning a specific standard. This can be the same across multiple classrooms, usually at a specific school.

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Chapter test

This indicates how well the class has learned the lesson on a particular topic. If the majority of the class does not do well than the teacher knows they need to reteach the skill before moving on.