The Basics of Assessment

The Basics of Assessments

10 assessment concepts you need to know

Concept Map

•  graphical representations that can be used to reveal how students organize their knowledge about a concept or process.

• represented in enclosed circles or boxes, and relationships between concepts, indicated by a line connecting two concepts. 

_{Diagnostic Assessment}

• Involves collecting learning data before instruction and using the data to pre-assess learner knowledg

• Helps designers and instructors produce relevant material

_{Formative Assessment}

• administered during instruction

• examples include: quizzes and checks for understanding

_{Norm-referenced test}

• all students complete

• measures the performance of a learner against others in the same learner group

• typically administered on a yearly basis

• large scale assessment of the curriculum

_{Criterion-referenced tests}

• measure of the student's performance based on a specific criteria

• show a learner's progress over time

• valuable tools for educators in designing and revising instruction to meet the student needs

Formal assessment

• examples include standardize tests, certification tests, or end of course exams.

• given in a formal educational setting

Informal assessment

Alternative assessment

• purpose to gauge and improve learning through unofficial practices

• examples include: questioning, discussions, observations, peer or self assessment

Rubric

• scoring tool that explicitly represents the performance expectations for an assignment or piece of work

• provides clear descriptions of the characteristics of the work associated with each component

• can be used as scoring or grading guides, to provide formative feedback to support and guide ongoing learning efforts, or both

Value Added

• The increase in learning that occurs during a course, program, or undergraduate education

• Can either focus on the individual student (how much better a student can write, for example, at the end than at the beginning) or on a cohort of students.

Multiple Choice

It is an assessment more product-oriented and assesses the final product,

• assessment

• Formative

• check list

• Summative

Multiple Choice

These tests are used to know how much you know and what you know.They can help a teacher know what needs to be reviewed or reinforced in class.They also enable the student to identify areas of weakness?

• Achivement

• Proficiency

• Diagnostic

• Placement

• Prognostic

Multiple Choice

It helps you to be more objective when deriving a final, summative grade by following the same criteria students used to complete the project.

• Check list

• Formative

• Rubric

• Portafolio

Multiple Choice

This assessment provides feedback and information during the instructional process, while learning is taking place, and while learning is occurring.

• Summative

• Formative assessment

• feed back

• Pre tests

Multiple Choice

Criterion-Referenced Assessment

• Measures a student's achievement at the end of instruction.

• Can predict student performance on end-of-the-year summative assessments.

• Measures a student's performance against a goal or standard.

• Compares a student's performance against other students.

Multiple Choice

Name the type of assessment utilized by the rough draft of a paper.

• formative

• summative

Multiple Choice

Name the type of assessment utilized by a final project

• formative

• summative

Multiple Choice

Name the type of assessment utilized by a unit test.

• Formative

• Summative

Multiple Choice

Norm-Referenced Assessment

• Evaluates student performance at periodic intervals.

• Compares a student's performance against other students.

• Assesses a student's performance during instruction.

Multiple Choice

Name the type of assessment utilized by a unit test.

• Formative

• Summative