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I used to think assessments had to be a written test. I now know that there are many ways to assess learning.

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I used to think that assessments and tests were the same, but now I know that tests are only One kind of assessment.

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I used to think assessments were just tests and paper oriented but now I think that they are so much more beyond that and it comes in many different forms.

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Luckily we have had quite a bit of experience with assessment before so not much has changed just yet!

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I used to think assessments were just the tests at the end of a unit. Now I think that assessments are used throughout the unit to evaluate my teaching and my students comprehension

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I used to think assessments were unfair and unenjoyable, now I think assessments are useful if you phrase them well and align them with learning objectives

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I used to think assessments were in the form of a paper/pencil test with multiple choice at the end of a unit. Now I think assessments can be any activity that tells how much a student knows/understands.

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I used to think assessments were strictly to assess students… now I think assessments can be used to assess teaching… perchance…

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strictly tests and numerical data

Can be many types and can tell us many things about student learning

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I used to

Think assessments were just tests or quizzes, now I know that it is any way to see how the students understand the content.

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I used to think that assessments always had to be in a test format but I now know that assessments can be in many different formats (informal and formal)

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I used to think assessment were strictly tests/quizes. Now I think assessment are learning targets/goals we follow and can be achieved in a number of ways.

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… were a way to get data about students

… is a way to get data about students and see what they know to inform teaching

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I used to think assessments were unnecessary and annoying and now I think they are incredibly useful, strategic, and necessary to grow your students academically

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now i think the same thing but with different levels

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I used to think assessments were very black and white (not much wiggle room). Now I think assessments are very flexible and should be flexible to suit the needs of your students.

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I used to think assessments needed to have some sort of question/answer but now I know that just an observation can be an assessment.

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Assessments were scary

Now I think assessments are essential for building upon instruction