ASSESSMENT by ana isabel ford

PYP perspective

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:48:29 UTC

SUMMATIVE/FORMATIVE

- Tasks are linked to the central idea

- Should be continuous

- Purposeful

- Teachers should question the motives of the assessment

- Provide opportunities to show conceptual understandings

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:50:42 UTC

Observing students work to analyze their progress and knowledge.

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:51:53 UTC

- Gives feedback to students on how they are performing

- Gives feedback to teacher on those areas of study that should be stronger.

in other words it INFORMS

**"The aim of formative assessment is to improve the amount of learning that occurs.

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:51:59 UTC

- Collection of students work

- Summarizes achievement

e.g portfolios, course grades, end of unit tests or projects

***"The aim of summative assessment is to prove that learning has occurred."

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:53:35 UTC

- Preplanned systematic

- Students can prepare for them e.g. tests

- Teacher is looking for a specific result

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:53:38 UTC

-Spontaneous observations

- Students don't need to prepare for them

- teacher might or might not be looking for something specific

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-08 23:59:49 UTC

- Inform the teacher if skills have been successfully taught.

- Show students progress

- Collects evidence of learning

- Allows teachers to analyze students (learning styles etc)

ani_ford_7 — 2014-07-09 00:10:54 UTC