Chapter 8

Assessments are used for a variety of purposes:

• Monitor students’ progress in learning

• Make instructional decisions

• Evaluate student achievement

• Evaluate and make program and learning decisions

• All of the Above!

What are the two types of assessments?

• Lesson and Unit

• Formative and Summative

• Easy and Hard

• Worksheets and Tests

Tests are one of the least effective ways to assess learning.  Real life activities, projects, and other classroom activities can be used for assessment.

• True

• False

Students do not need timely, and specific feedback on the work they perform.  When they take a test, they do not need to receive it back quickly and have comments made so students know where they went “wrong”. 

• True

• False

Data from assessments can be used to make instructional decisions.

• True

• False