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MAP Growth

Benchmark assessments like MAP Growth can set a baseline for learning and progress across a grade level. This is useful for schools in evaluating grade-level progress and teacher effectiveness.

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College Entrance Exam SAT/ACT

High-Stakes exams are used for important decision-making such as which students are offered admission into a particular program, school, or college.

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End of Unit Exam

Summative exams such as an end-of-unit exam inform school administrators of the progress of a student and/or class group. In addition to their usefulness for teachers in developing instruction, administrators can use them for evaluation of a teacher or curriculum's effectiveness.

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GED (General Educational Development) Test

This standardized test is used like the criterion-referenced driving test to show that a student has acquired a minimum set of knowledge required. It is standardized because it is given to all students wanting to earn a GED credential in the same way.

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Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

This type of assessment can give a snapshot of learning across a large group of similar students. This assessments provide feedback to administrators and leaders on the state of learning of a large group of students in a particular area of focus.

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ACT

This type of assessment allows for a comparison of a student's performance to a larger group of students. It is often used to determine mastery of a skill and like high-stakes assessments can be used for important decision-making purposes where skill mastery is expected or necessary.

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Lesson Quiz

As a classroom assessment, students can understand their progress and learning over a particular topic.

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Grade Level Subject End of Unit Performance Task

The specific focus of common learning assessments, students can understand their progress and learning over a particular topic or series of topics.

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Exit Ticket

With this informal assessment, students can understand their progress and learning over a particular topic in a specific activity.

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Weekly Concept Quiz

As a general formative assessment, students can understand their progress and learning over a particular topic as they are forming the knowledge.

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MAP Growth

Reading Plus Insight

These assessments are given at intervals throughout the school year and guide teacher's decisions about how to focus instruction and target learning deficits.

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Analysis essay

Performance essays show the cumulative learning of a student to inform an instructor's understanding of what a student has learned or not learned to guide further instruction.

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Reading Plus Insight

This type of assessment shows a teacher what a student already knows so lessons do not have to be repeated to focus instruction on missing skills or building on previous knowledge.

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End of Quarter Essay

An end of quarter essay as a formal assessment allow an instructor to show learning across a group of students. Teachers can then develop an understanding of a group's acquisition and application of knowledge for implementing future changes in the curriculum presentation for learning.

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Reading Plus Insight

This diagnostic assessment can also function as an instructional assessment because students are shown specific deficits and areas to target their learning.

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Driving test

Criterion-referenced assessments, like a driving test, can show an agency the learning and acquired skills necessary to meet a minimum requirement, such as state laws on driving.