Assessment Literacy Session 2 Pre-Assessment

Why should we assess students?

• To provide feedback to the student 
• To communicate a grade to the student and parent

Teachers should use assessments to....

• Decide where a student should sit in their classroom
• Measure a student's progress toward learning outcomes over time

We must use assessment data to create appropriate learning experiences for individual students. 

• True
• False

Should assessments enhance student learning?

• No
• Yes

Teachers should use a single test or quiz after instruction in order to measure student's learning. 

• False
• True

Assessments must be aligned to the units in the texts we are using. 

• True
• False

We should be measuring students according to meaningful goals and outcomes that are relevant to life-long experiences.

• True
• False

Teachers should only be measuring student understanding of PA standards. 

• False
• True

All students in a classroom should get the same assessment in order to truly understand who is learning. 

• True 
• False

Analyzing the depth of knowledge required by an assessment's questions is an important step in deciding on the quality of the assessment. 

• Yes
• No