Assessment Key Terms Quiz

Fill in the blanks: The purpose of ______________ assessment is to provide useful consequences for teachers and pupils which give them a better idea about what they should do next.

• formative

• summative

Which of the following best describes:

We judge the extent of students’ learning of the material in the course, for the purpose of grading, certification, evaluation of progress or even for researching the effectiveness of the curriculum.

• Formative Assessment

• Summative Assessment

• Assessment for Learning

• Assessment of Learning

List an AfL strategy which might be used during a lesson to allow the teacher to take a snapshot of students' understanding.

Formative or Summative?

A low stakes quiz given to students at the start of a topic so that the teacher can assess students' prior knowledge.

• Formative

• Summative

Formative or Summative?

Diagnostic questions used at a hinge point during a lesson. The teacher uses these to decide whether students can move onto the next phase of the lesson.

• Formative

• Summative

Formative or Summative?

A full GCSE paper given to students at the end of the year.

• Formative

• Summative

Formative or Summative?

A full GCSE paper given to students at the end of the year. This data is collated by the department and is used to create intervention groups and decide upon revision topics.

• Formative

• Summative

The academic standard that pupils reach in, for example, assessments and exams. It's usually recorded as grades, scores or levels, and it indicates a pupil’s result at the end of a Key Stage.

• Attainment

• Progress

Pupils’ achievements over a period of time, for example from KS2 to KS4. It’s the difference between pupils’ previous attainment and current attainment. When measuring a pupil’s progress, the DfE also takes into account the progress of pupils with similar starting points.

• Attainment

• Progress

Reliability refers to the consistency of measurement.

Reliable scores show little inconsistency from one measurement to the next. E.g. I should get the same score on the test if I sit it today or tomorrow.

Give one way you could ensure that an assessment given to your students is reliable.