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Example: Map growth

Benchmarking allows educators to identify students' strengths and weaknesses, which can then inform their future instruction.

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Example: Final Exams

Criterion-referenced assessments  measures student performance against grade-level standards and can include end-of-unit or final tests to assess student understanding.

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Example: Making a recording or writing a script for a play

Summative assessments measure student progress and can assist with communicating student progress.

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Example: portfolios, projects, and entry and exit tickets

Formative assessments help teachers understand student learning while they teach, and provide them with information to adjust their teaching strategies accordingly.

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Example: Exit Tickets

Classroom assessments are used to determine how much and how well students are learning.

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Example: Quizzes

Instructional assessments are used during a unit to assess progress of standards and to guide teacher instructions.

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Example: Chapter test

Interim assessments can help teachers identify non .progression in student understanding and instruction so they are able to address difficulties before moving on to the next objective.

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Example: Observation and Anecdotal notes

Informal assessments are used to determine individual student progress and determine their learning goals.

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Example: End of unit exam

Common assessments are given in grade levels to evaluate overall progress amongst all students.

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Example: SAT and ACT

Formal assessments are usually given to assess the students knowledge and abilities. They help teachers to identify and address knowledge gaps in a timely manner.

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Example: High School Proficiency Exam

High-stakes assessments are are used to determine an important outcome, such as whether a student receives a high school diploma.

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Example: Aimsweb

Large Scale assessments are used for educators to effectively limited resources by efficiently identifying students at risk, monitoring progress, and differentiating instruction.

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Example: quizzes, graphic organizers

Diagnostic assessments provide the information you will need to understand students current knowledge.

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Example: IQ test, admission test

Norm-referenced assessments are tests designed to compare an individual to a group of their peers, usually based on national standards and occasionally adjusted for age, ethnicity or other demographics.

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Example: Research paper or Essays

Performance assessments are used to directly demonstrate what a student knows and are able to do.

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Example: Achievement Test

Standardized are used to hold schools and educators accountable for educational results and student performance. They are also used to evaluate whether students have learned what they are expected to learn.