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MAP Growth
MAP Growth is given 3 times a year to determine a student's progress and what they have learned. It measures growth and achievement

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Classroom assessments measure students' ongoing learning day by day- as students learn. These include quizzes, essays, projects.

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Common assessments measure a students across the grade level or course subject consistently and fairly. They are often given as a summative assessment to determine what a student has learned and where to go from there. In my school our common assessments are always a semester final exam.

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The ACT is an example of a CRT. It measures what a student has learned over a longer period of time.

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Pre-assessments are diagnostic tests. In English I always need a writing sample from students to see how well they can craft a thesis, use evidence, and support the evidence, for example. That way I can start where it's needed and not spend time on skills already mastered.

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An exam or a final draft of an essay is a formal assessment. It's a summative to demonstrate skills applied.

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Formative assessments, such as comprehension checks, quizzes, reflections, guide instruction. They are a way to see what students understand or can do while they are learning the skill. It should drive instruction.

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These assessments, such as the SAT, ACT, AP and IB tests, determine college acceptance, college credit earned etc. Ideally it shoudl demonstrate what a student has learned throughout high school or the AP/IB course.

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Informal assessments can be a 3-2-1 check with kids, a handout, a reflection, or a ticket out the door to determine understanding.

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Thsi should be a daily reflection on the part of the teacher on their own practices. I also ask students how a new lesson went and what could make it better.

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These are used to determine a student's understanding at different parts of the year. They can be semester exams or quarterly assessments.

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We use the ACT, CERT and MAPS growth in high school. These provide the teacher with data, but they also are used by the district for improvement planning. It's a snapshot of what students have learned.

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Again, we use the ACT for all juniors. This provides data on a national level and indicates how a student compares to their peers nationally.

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Projects and performance are examples of performance assessments. They encourage engagement and buy in for students and reinforces, through hands on activities, the skills being learned and taught.

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The CERT is a standardized assessment but gives the type of feedback that helps with instruction. Based on my students results I can focus language instruction throughout the year.

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Tests, essays, projects all assess the skills learned throughout a unit of study. It also guides the next instructional goal for the students. I think it can also be For learning as well, since it helps the teacher set goals, but it is also a demonstration Of a students skills.