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My favorite way to be assessed is... I know that I have really
learned something when...

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Name

I typically assess students by... When I think about assessing

students, I have learned that...
Take a moment to think about the reasons
you assess students.
 ONGOING ASSESSMENT

Some teachers Some teachers

talk about--- talk about---

VS.
VS.
LEARNING GRADES

• Can these two coexist peacefully?

• Should one receive emphasis over the other?
“Assessment is today’s means of
understanding how to modify
tomorrow’s instruction.”

Carol Tomlinson
List some ways you typically assess
students in your classroom.
 WHAT CAN BE ASSESSED?
READINESS INTEREST LEARNING
PROFILE

• Interest Surveys • Areas of Strength

Content • Interest Centers and Weakness
Skills • Work Preferences
Knowledge • Self-Selection
• Self Awareness

Concepts
“Assessment should always have
more to do with helping students
grow than with cataloging their
mistakes.”
Carol Tomlinson
Most teachers assess students at the
end of an instructional unit or sequence.

When assessment and instruction are

interwoven, both the students and the
teacher benefit. The next slide suggests
a diagnostic continuum for
ongoing assessment.
 On-going Assessment:
A Diagnostic Continuum

Preassessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment

(Finding Out) (Keeping Track & Checking -up) (Making sure)
 On-going Assessment:
A Diagnostic Continuum
Feedback and Goal Setting

Preassessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment

(Finding Out) (Keeping Track & Checking -up) (Making sure)

Pre-test Conference Exit Card Unit Test

Graphing for Greatness Peer evaluation Portfolio Check Performance Task
Inventory 3-minute pause Quiz Product/Exhibit
KWL Observation Journal Entry Demonstration
Checklist Talkaround Self-evaluation Portfolio Review
Observation Questioning
Self-evaluation
Questioning
 Preassessment Is...
Any method, strategy or process used to determine a
student’s current level of readiness or interest in order to
plan for appropriate instruction.

Preassessment:
• provides data that can determine options for students to
to take in information, construct meaning, and to
demonstrate understanding of new information

• helps teachers anticipate differences before planning

challenging and respectful learning experiences

• allows teachers to meet students where they are

 Formative Assessment Is...
A process of accumulating information about a student’s
progress to help make instructional decisions that will
improve his/her understandings and achievement levels.
Formative Assessment:
• depicts student’s life as a learner
• used to make instructional adjustments
• alerts the teacher about student misconceptions
“early warning signal”
• allows students to build on previous experiences
• provides regular feedback
• provides evidence of progress
• aligns with instructional/curricular outcomes
Summative Assessment Is...

A means to determine a student’s mastery and

understanding of information, skills, concepts, or
processes.
Summative Assessment:
• should reflect formative assessments that precede it
• should match material taught
• may determine student’s exit achievement
• may be tied to a final decision, grade or report
• should align with instructional/curricular outcomes
• may be a form of alternative assessment
 What is it like?
What is it?

What is it not?

Assessment

Examples
 SOME THOUGHTS ON ASSESSMENT

Assessment refers to what happens on a daily basis in the classroom.

“…ways to use instruction to inform next steps”

…continual feedback that helps students progress over time.

“Assessment-Instruction Cycle”
used to be instruct, instruct, instruct, then assess
now assessment and instruction are interwoven

Students should be learning to self-assess, make adjustments, and

improve performance.
Not helping students gauge their performance can be costly
to them.
We need to give students models for what we are asking
them to do.