Assessment
CATs help students by:
* measuring what they know * what did they get today - * What are they thinking at this moment - * what can they do ? Can they problem solve with the information?
Three elements to consider for Differentiated Instruction
1) Content 2) Process 3) Product
Alternative Assessment
A type of performance assessments that emphasizes that these assessment methods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
Remembering
Identify, List
Assessment FOR Learning
formative assessment
Summative Assessment - End of Instruction
To assess degree of mastery and assign grades
Grading
Used to express student's level of performance and the teacher's value of that performance
Assessment AS Learning
Using students to asses or evaluate their progress
During Instruction - what type of assessment should be given
What learning task do they understand? Not understand? Who is in need of help?
GIFT - teacher feedback includes:
a colleague holds a feedback session with your students what works what doesn't what to do to improve
Jigsaw
a formative assessment that allows peers to share and learn together
evaluation verbs
argue, defend, justify, appraise
synthesis verbs
arrange, combine, formulate, revise, propose
What types of FA assess Course-related knowledge or skill? (CAT)
background knowledge probes focused listening minute paper - Important thing learned/what is still confusing Muddest part
Teachers need to be cautious using technology in using to create formative assessments why?
be wary that it just focuses on testing facts only at the expense of problem solving application
comprehension verbs
classify, summarize, predict, locate, discuss
Analysis verbs
compare, contrast, experiment, model, separate
Evaluating
determine, judge, critique, test
Analyzing
differentiate, draw conclusions, organize
Computer based formative assessments are helpful because:
easy-to-administer, easy-to-score multiple-choice questions and some constructed-response ones.
What types of assessment Asses Learner reaction to teachers and teaching
electronic mail feedback chain notes teacher designed feedback forum Group instructional feedback technique classroom assessment quality circles
Creating
generate, plan, construct, design
Knowledge verbs
identify, list, arrange, define, describe, label, match, order
Modification
is a change to the instruction or curriculum for a student in which the content of the instruction or the performance expectations are altered.
Accommodation
is a service or support that helps a student to fully access the subject matter and instruction, and to accurately demonstrate what he or she knows related to the child's disability across all of the general education curriculum.
Blooms Taxonomy breakdown
1) Knowledge 2) Comprehension 3) Application 4) Analyze 5) Synthesis
Evaluating Performances
1) Rubric 2) Portfolio 3) Self-assessment
What types of FA Asses skill in Application and Performance
Directed Paraphrasing Application Cards Student generated test questions Paper or project prospectus
Modifications
Do change the learning expectations Do change the requirements of the task
What types of FA Asses Skills in Problem Solving
Document Problem Solutions Problem Recognition Task Audio/Video tape Protocols What's the principle
Diagnostic Assessment
During Instruction this type of assessment focuses on the common sources of error encountered by students, so that the learning difficulties can be pinpointed and remedied. These assessments typically include a relatively large number of test items in each specific area with slight variations from one set of items to the next so that the cause of specific learning errors can be identified. Diagnostic assessment is designed to probe deeper into the causes of learning deficiencies that are left unresolved by formative assessment.
Formative Assessment - when is it most effective to use
During instruction it is used to monitor learning progress and to provide corrective prescriptions to improve learning
PARCC
Partnership for Assessment Readiness of College and Career
How does technology aide teachers with Formative Assessments?
Technology helps teachers to overcome many of the design and practical limitations of implementing classroom-based formative assessment practices because technology can make available cognitively principled assessment tasks to embed in curricula so that teachers do not have to rely on developing such tasks themselves. Online databases are available to link to district, state, and national curriculum standards
How can Technology can be used in creating Formative Assessments?
Technology provides teachers the platforms to creative formative assessments. They can assess websites for learning communities, alignment tools, and choose from a collections of assessment tasks already prepared. They can assess online training on how to score assessments, software for creating and assembling assessments, technology-enhanced assessment resources, links to supplemental instructional resources, and online communities or websites focused on assessment. These tools can help teachers create, use, and share formative assessments and strategies that represent cognitively principled assessment design to improve their students' learning.
Socratic.com
online formative assessment platform
Applying
perform lab test, solve a math problem, write an essay using correct grammar and punctuation
Placement assessment types:
pre-test graphic organizers summative test previous year
Formative assessment Types:
questions observations quizzes performance assessments
Quickkeyapp.com
quick quiz uses Powerschool and googleclass
RSQC2
recall, summarize, question, comment, connect
Assessment OF Learning
summative assessments
When aligning and implementing assessments with technology
teachers need to plan to embed assessment questions, tasks, and items that align not just with broad standards but with a progression of more specific learning targets that build in complexity within lessons and across a unit
Beginning Instruction - what type of assessment should be given
Placement Assessment - have skill to succeed/what have they already learned
Types of assessments that Asses Learner reaction to class activities, assignments, and materials
RSQC2 evaluations reading rating sheets assignment assessment exam eval
Stages of Assessment
1) placement assessment - measures entry behavior 2) Formative assessment - monitors learning 3)Diagnostic assessment - measures learning problems 4) Summative assessment - measures end of course mastery
Minute paper - Formative Assessment
1) what important thing did they learn 2) what are unanswered questions today
Accommodation is NOT
A change to the content of instruction or performance expectations for students An interference or major change to the standards specified for students An alteration to the big idea or major learning outcomes expected of the instruction OFFSETS the disability so they have equal playing field THEY DO NOT CHANGE THE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS THEY DO NOT REDUCE THE TASK REQUIREMENTS two types : instructional and testing
Assessment occurs
Before Instruction - readiness/placement During - formative/diagnostic Post - summative
alternate assessment
Every student's performance and progress should be accounted for, and alternate assessments offer a means of assessing the learning of students who cannot participate in the general assessments. only students with the more significant cognitive disabilities should take an alternate assessment, about 1-2% of all students. These students usually have a different curriculum that is more life-skill oriented.
Plickers.com
Formative Assessment tool that utilizes class polling of understanding using scan cards when not everyone has a device
Understanding
categorize, summarize, compare, explain, give examples, predict
What types of FA Asses skills in Analysis & Critical Thinking
categorizing grid pro/con grid analytic memo content form and function outline
application verbs
compute, demonstrate, show, solve, write
Achievement Assessment can:
contribute to student motivation, encourage the retention and transfer of learning, help student self-evaluation skills, and an evaluation of instructional effectiveness.
What are types of assessment that Asses a student's awareness as a learner
focused autobiographical sketches interest/knowledge checklist goal ranking/matching
How do Student generated test questions work?
get them to write one or more test questions They must include format on important points dictated by instructor and course content
Formative.com
online formative (live) assessment platform that allows teachers to create and write formative assesstents
Effective Formative Assessment will:
1) Be aligned with content standards 2) Monitor student progress and development 3) present real & challenging problems that make learning visible 4) provide feedback on student progress during learning that focuses on area of need or improvement 5) allow teachers to modify instruction
Evidence of effective Formative Assessment
1) Learning progression - shows/indicates the student is on the pathway to achieving the learning goals 2) Learning goals are explicit and known to students 3) Embedded assessment - assessment happens progressively with instruction and adjustments made when necessary 3) specific feedback provided to show progress and what needs to be accomplished to reach mastery 4) Collaboration between teacher and student 5) peer and self-assessment
New Blooms term - think ladder with simple response at the bottom
1) Remembering - bottom of the ladder 2) Understanding 3) Applying 4) Analyzing 5) Evaluating 6) Creating - top of ladder
Differentiated Process
1) Tiered Activities 2) Learning Centers 3) Interactive Journals 4) Graphic Organizers 5) Jigsaw activities 6) Manipulatives
Strategies of Differentiation - Content
1) Tiered Content - based on readiness, interest, & learning profile 2) providing a varied of material 3) Presentation Style 4) scaffolding 5) Learning Contracts 6) Compacting
Differentiated Product
1) Tiered product 2) Tic Tac Toe 3) Learning Menus ( Desert Menu ) 4) RAFT
Accommodations are of four types
1) Timing 2) Setting 3) Presentation 4) Response
Graphic Organizers
1) Tree Diagram 2) KWL 3) Frayer model 4) Venn Diagram 5) Flow Chart 6) Word web
CATs can be used in 5 ways:
1) check for background knowledge 2) Identify gaps or confusion 3) teach them how to become independent self-learner 4) target skills 5) identify learning styles & build skills
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT) in creating assessments 5 steps
1) choose learning goal 2) choose assessment type 3) Communicate plan to your students 4) analyze results & share with them 5) Respond to the data
Formative Assessment should be used to:
1) clarify, share, and understand success 2) provide effective classroom discussion & explain the learning task 3) provide Feedback that moves learning forward 4) allow student self-assessment 5) encourage peer Assessment
Teachers should develop instruction by answering these two questions
1) do students have the pre-requisite skills necessary to begin - readiness test 2) have they achieved intended outcomes - placement test
Authentic Assessment
A type of performance assessments that stresses the importance of focusing on the application of understanding and skills to real problems in "real-world" contextual settings.
Performance assessment
Assessments requiring students to demonstrate their achievement of understandings and skills by actually performing a task or set of tasks (e.g., writing a story, giving a speech, conducting an experiment, operating a machine).
What are types of FA that Asses Awareness of Attitudes and Values
Classroom Opinion Polls Course related Self-confidence survey double entry journals everyday ethics dilemmas
Summative Assessment Types:
End-of-chapter test Standardized Achievement test High Stakes test
Formative Assessments help to ____________ instruction decisions
Guide
Live quiz platforms
Kahoot, quizziz; Quizlet live
traditional assessments
Limited in scope/ limited to paper-pencil formats/tested only knowledge of content only
What types of FA Assess skill in Synthesis and Creative thinking
One sentence summary - who what where when why Word Journal Concept Maps Annotated Portfolios
What types of assessment Asses Course-related learning & study skills
Productive study time logs Punctuate lectures Process analysis Diagnostic learning logs
