Assessment

Assessment involves collecting information about the performance of students for the purposes of improving teaching and learning.

• true

• false

All assessments are tests.

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• false

Information about students' learning that is collected during instruction and used to improve their learning and our teaching is

• formative assessment

• summative assessment

Information that is collected at the end of an instructional unit and used to summarize how students performed and to determine grades is

• formative assessment

• summative assessment

Formative assessment is important because

• it helps fill time when I have extra time.

• it is used for students' end of course certificates.

• it helps guide my teaching.

• I was told to used it and don't want to get in trouble.

Formative assessment is always graded.

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• false

Which of the following is NOT an example of formative assessment?

• End of semester test

• Quizizz quiz

• Student learning journal

A short quiz at the beginning of a course to see what students' strengths and weaknesses are to help them improve is an example of

• formative assessment

• summative assessment

Examples of assessment _____ learning can include final tests, examinations, portfolios, or projects.

• of

• for

Formative assessment can be formal or informal.

• true

• false