All About Assessments

How do you feel about the Material?

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Formal Assessments...

• are spontaneous!

• are final exams, tests, and quizzes on subject matter studied.

• made at the beginning of the school day.

• require you to wear formal attire.

Answer explanation

Think of how you typically (or formally) are assessed in class. Homework, evaluations, anything that directly critiques you and your knowledge.

What is not correct about Informal Assessments?

• Notes students facial expressions.

• It's homework

• Listens to student's explanation of a topic/answer

• Occurs during teaching

Answer explanation

Homework is associated with Formal Assessments.

Informal Assessments are:

-Spontaneous

-Note students’ facial expressions

-Listen to student’s explanation of a topic/answer

A history teacher has given a test to their students. The test is twenty questions, each two points. Their grade will represent a percentage. Which form of assessment is this?

• Quantitative Assessment

• Qualitative Assessment

Answer explanation

These points tallied up will create the percentage the student scored. Numerical scores are given to display the students knowledge, performance based assessments, which are Quantitative.

________ is subjective, formal and informal observations for assessment.

Answer explanation

Quantitative (think quantity, or number) is numerical value.

Qualitative is:

-Subjective

-Formal and informal observations

-Work Habits: dispositions used for effective thinking and learning

____ is gathering quantitative data of the knowledge and skills students have acquired.

• Evaluation

• Method

• Measurement

• Informal Assessment

Answer explanation

Fun Fact:

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Which is the definition of Evaluation?

• Uses scores, rankings, or ratings to determine if standards are met

• Gathers quantitative data of the knowledge and skills students have acquired

• A very unhelpful tool which is not associated with assessments

• Judgements about performance of students and teaching effectiveness

Answer explanation

Evaluation is making judgements or assigning a value to measurements of student learning

-Judgements about performance of students and teaching effectiveness

How does standardize testing (state tests, SATs, ect.) make you feel? Circle one (or many)!

Formative Evaluation

• Measure students’ acquirement of knowledge and skills to make decisions about their teaching techniques

• Using measurements to decide grades and if the student is ready to move onto next level of education

Answer explanation

Formative Evaluation:

Measure students’ acquirement of knowledge and skills to make decisions about their teaching techniques.

Summative Evaluation:

Using measurements to decide grades and if the student is ready to move onto next level of education

Do you believe in standardize testing? Why/why not?