Assessment AS, FOR, and OF Learning by Holly Merritt

Assessment

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:29:51 UTC

I placed this term in all three categories because they are all types of assessment.

Diagnosic

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:30:59 UTC

When students do a KWL or Before Reading check, this is a type of assessment where students can see where they are and/or what skills they are missing.

Classroom

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:31:15 UTC

Students use feedback from assessments to check for mastery.

Formative

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:31:37 UTC

Gives students descriptive feedback.

Informal

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:32:38 UTC

Students get feedback in all kinds of ways throughout the school day - peers, self, teacher.

Instructional

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:33:17 UTC

I think even this type of assessment can have an impact on students as they learn.

Interim

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:33:46 UTC

Benchmarks let students know what skills they've mastered and where they need to be in the long term.

Performance

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:34:30 UTC

Students have an opportunity at showing mastery in an alternative way.

Summative

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:34:52 UTC

Can have an impact on student learning.

Assessment

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:35:31 UTC

I placed this term in all three categories because they are all types of assessment.

Benchmark

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:35:54 UTC

Teachers use data to drive instruction for groups.

Common

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:37:47 UTC

Used by teachers as accountability for standards.

Diagnostic

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:38:13 UTC

Tells teachers where each student is at the beginning of a time frame.

Formative

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:38:41 UTC

Gives teachers immediate feedback about a short-term skill set.

High Stakes

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:39:24 UTC

Inform teachers about which students have retained and can apply the learning.

Informal

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:40:08 UTC

Teachers use this type of assessment several times a day to drive instruction.

Instructional

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:43:51 UTC

Teachers use this type of assessment several times a day to drive instruction.

Interim

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:44:15 UTC

Can be used by teachers as benchmarks for learning.

Norm-Referenced

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:44:37 UTC

Allows teachers to see where their class is compared to other classes.

Performance

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:44:57 UTC

Teachers can assess several skills at once.

Summative

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:45:31 UTC

Teachers can asses what students know after a chunk of time and/or learning.

Assessment

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:49:35 UTC

I placed this term in all three categories because they are all types of assessment.

Benchmark

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:50:08 UTC

This type of assessment tracks progress at different schools across a district.

Common

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:50:32 UTC

Districts can control the standards taught and assessed with common assessments.

Criterion-Referenced

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:51:15 UTC

The District can check for standards mastery with this type of assessment.

Formal

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:51:58 UTC

The District can use data to support curriculum and instruction.

High Stakes

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:54:24 UTC

Standardized data used by districts to drive policy or curriculum and instruction.

Large-Scale

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:55:17 UTC

The district can see the proficiency level of all of their schools.

Standardized

hmerritt10 — 2024-04-17 21:55:48 UTC

Districts checking for mastery across populations.