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This type of assessment is a great way to have students monitor themselves and set goals to progress towards. Such self-assessment characteristic of this assessment allows students to develop a critical mindset outside of their academic performance such as growth mindset and self-awareness.

Examples) Self-evaluation, self-paced worksheets or learning, set academic goals

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Many get confused with these two. This video clearly explains the differences between the two assessment types.

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Assessment For Learning vs. Assessment Of Learning

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This is a type of assessment that is routinely or daily conducted so that the instructor can know how well the current education style and intervention are working for the student's learning. Teaching and assessing are integrated as a whole instead of looked as two different subjects. This is a formative assessment and the pro of this type of assessment is that teachers can provide timely feedback to the students so that they can quickly adjust and improve.

Examples) Exit ticket,

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This is a type of assessment that takes a snapshot of the student's current academic understanding and performance. This is a summative assessment and is often presented in periodic time frame. The student's performance is usually measured through comparison of the class average or norms. It is a good way for the teachers and parents to learn the student's academic intelligence compared to same-age students and it gives a single score which can easily be compared with student's prior scores as well.

Examples) Benchmarking assessment every year, level tests, or standard evaluation.

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A video explaning PBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcGO1Izs-U

Why move away from only used standardised testing?

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Should we get rid of standardized testing? - Arlo Kempf

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Mock Trials

Debates

Fairs and exhibtions

Theory of Knowledge Fair.

Design Thinking

Compose a musical score

Design a computer program/game etc

Protfolios (Art, English etc)

Politcal case studies

Plannign trips

Producing goods (woodwork, textiles etc).

Model United Nations

Design and runnign experiments

Science Fairs

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Performance Based Assesment- What and Why?

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Performance Based Assesment- What and Why?

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This type of assesment can mean different things, but generally asses a student on applying learned skills and knowledge in order to make or create something. They may also involve starting or completing a process.

Assements should be: authentic;  copmlex; product and/or process orientated; open-ended and time bound

The best performanced based assesments should closely resemble real life conditions as close as possible.

There is no single correct answer, rather different types of creative solutions or products.

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Allows teachers to have a deeper understanding of each of their students

Help differentiate lesson plans for specific students

Potentially present information through mediums more appropriate for the specific learning needs of a class or group of students

Possibly provide meaningful insight on how to best interact with a particular student, particularly when discussing their work

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An assessment typically given at the beginning of the year, that allows teachers to assess the student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills prior to the start of the course.

These assessments are also often given at the end of the year to evaluate how well a student has achieved the objectives of the course.

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Impromptu quizzes or anonymous voting

Short comparative assessments to see how pupils are performing against their peers

One-minute papers on a specific subject matter

Lesson exit tickets to summaries what pupils have learnt

Silent classroom poll

Ask students to create a visualization or doodle map of what they learnt

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Encouraging engagement in formative assessment

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Encouraging engagement in formative assessment

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Explain the function and reasoning of formative assessment

Emphasize how these are low stakes tasks that can significantly help students improve their overall test taking skills

Make sure it’s not difficult for students to see how the substance of the  formative assessments is connected to any summative task they are expecting in the future

Examples: essay plan, a structure of a literature review, part of the essay or bibliography.

Gamification or competitive activities

Allowing participation points on formative assessments to provide a counter balance for any students who struggle to perform well on the summative assessments

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They are supposed to help students recognize their strengths and weaknesses

Helps students monitor how well they are internalizing the class material

If a student continues to perform poorly on formative assessments, they are less likely to perform well or even average on the final summative assessment

Potentially helps students develop constructive behavioral skills as well as improve their individual approach to learning

Improve study habits to become more efficient

Develop greater self awareness about their own mind and process of learning

Illuminate the student’s strengths thus providing some means of boosting their self-esteem

It also provides information to the faculty about the areas students are struggling with so that sufficient support can be put in place.

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Low stakes - ungraded

This helps encourage engagement

They are supposed to help students recognize their strengths and weaknesses

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Formative assessment tracks student learning and involves continual communication between the teacher, other faculty members, and students.

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End-of-term or midterm exams

Cumulative work over an extended period such as a final project or creative portfolio

End-of-unit or chapter tests

Standardized tests that demonstrate school accountability are used for pupil admissions; SATs, GCSEs and A-Level

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“In the current education system, standard-driven instruction plays a significant role. Summative assessment, therefore, provides an essential benchmark to check the progress of students, institutions and the educational program of the country as a whole.”

Summative assessment provide a very tangible demonstration of a student’s comprehension, which can make giving and justifying final grades easier

Some types of summative assessment, particularly standardized test can provide valuable information concerning the performance of different groups of students, be it a specific class, school, district, demographic, or country

Potentially illuminate patterns that teachers can use to identify strengths and weaknesses in their own lesson planning

Here they would be looking at their class as a whole

Identify students who potentially need extra support, or a different means of demonstrating their comprehension of the material

Illuminate patterns that principles, superintendents, and other administrative figures to create more broad based to solutions to widespread problems affecting student learning

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A task or activity that provides a basis to assess a student’s academic progress and comprehension of class material by measuring it against a universal standard or school benchmark.

Summative assessments often have a high point value, take place under controlled conditions, and therefore have more visibility.

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Common goal is to establish the development, strengths and weaknesses of each student

“Both terms are ubiquitous, yet teachers sometimes lack clarity around the most effective types of summative assessment and more creative methods of formative assessment.”