Types of Assessment

Diagnostic Assessment  

• Assesses a student's performance during instruction and usually occurs regularly throughout the instruction process. 
• Measures a student's achievement at the end of instruction. 
• Assesses a student's strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction. 

Formative Assessment 

• Compares a student's performance against other students. 
• Measures a student's achievement at the end of instruction. 
• Measures a student's performance against a goal or specific standard. 
• Assesses a student's performance during instruction and usually occurs regularly throughout the instruction process. 

What is the type of assesment that help you identify your students’ current knowledge of a subject?

• Public

• Diagnostic

• Formative

• Summative

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Name the type of assessment utilized by a performance rehearsal.

• Formative
• Summative

Name the type of assessment utilized by an exit ticket.

• Formative
• Summative
• Traditional 
• Authentic

Formative assessments should always be counted for a grade in the grade book.

• True
• False

Formative assessments are assessments for learning.

• True
• False

The purpose of formative assessments is to improve learning.

• True
• False