Social Studies Chapter 7

___________ _____________ is the primary purpose of assessment as far as the teacher is concerned.

a. public accountability *b. instructional planning c. student placement d. program evaluation

Which of the following is not something that public accountably assesses?

a. report student progress to the community b. Compare students across schools, school districts, states and nations c. Discuss with parents students' progress and problems *d. The publics knowledge of the labeled learning disabilities

1. Assessment goes on _________ in the classroom

a. yearly b. quarterly *c. continuously d. rarely

When should assessment be done?

before, during, and after

Assessment is a integral part of ___ and ___.

curriculum and instruction

Assessments conducted during instruction are _________ assessments, and assessments conducted after instruction are __________ assessments.

formative; summative

Chapter 7 is all about assessing students learning. record one key concept of assessment from the chapter.

- Purpose, principles, and methods of assessment - formal and informal assessment -diagnostic, formative, summative assessments -performance standards and scoring guides

What are the 5 steps in creating a scoring guide?

1. Determine objective/standard 2. Explain what evidence of their performance can be shown 3. Create criteria/performance standards 4. Share and discuss with students 5. revise rubric

What are 2 principles of good assessment (out of 7)

1. Set high standards for teaching and learning. 2. Treat assessment as an integral part of curriculum and instruction. (Others on p.249)

There are _____ principles of assessment describe one principle below

1. assessment is integrated to facilitate learning 2. focus on key concepts 3. set high standards for learning 4. give clarification of instruction early 5. have students complete authentic tasks 6. have a lot of evidence of students learning 7. provide students an opportunity to learn at any level of learning.

What is a cultural universal?

A dimension of human life that can be found in ALL human cultures, past and present. ex- food, shelter, clothing

which is not an informal assessment technique

A. Observation B. group discussion C. Conferences *D. Handwritten work

Assessments conducted during a unit of instruction for the purpose of improving student learning; providing feedback to students to help them improve their performance

A. Performance assessment B. Grade *C. Formative assessment D. Evaluation

What does assessment mean?

A. Test the students B. Find out what the students know and can do C. See what still needs to be taught *D. B+C

What are some informal assessment techniques?

Answer: Observation, Group discussions, conferences

Explain the difference between assessment and evaluation?

Assessment means finding out what students know and are able to do. Evaluation involves comparing the facts about the child's present understanding with the desired outcome.

Explain the difference between assessment and evaluation

Assessment means finding out what the students know and are able to do, while evaluation compares what is with what ought to be using value judgement.

_________ means finding out what students know and are able to do.

Assessments

. ___________ questions may be the most useful for purposes of assessment and for this reason they are worth learning well

Classifying

What are assessments that are conducted before instruction?

Diagnostic Assessments

Assessments conducted during instruction are _______ assessments.

Formative

What are the 3 primary purposes of assessment?

Instructional planning, public accountability and program evaluation, placement of students.

What are three purposes of assessments?

Instructional planning, public accountability and student placement

Name three purposes of assessment?

Instructional planning, public accountability, student placement

3 types of informal assessment techniques are:

observation, group discussion, conferences

Name 3 forms of assessment:

observation, self-assessment checklist, scoring guide, portfolio

Why should teachers plan to assess their students learning?

to think about curriculum objectives and alternate ways to provide instruction