Chapter 1: What does assessment mean?
What is the purpose of assessment?
To gather information or data
Assessment
a general term used to describe the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information(data) for an intended purpose.
Rubric
a set of criteria that describes what to look for in a performance or product and how to determine where the student's performance fits on a predetermined scale.
pre-assessment
a systematic assessment that occurs at the beginning of a school year or when starting a new unit of instruction. It helps you make decisions about what instructional activities are appropriate for your students so that you can begin instruction at a proper place and level.
Norm-referenced test
compares a student's performance on a particular test to the performance of other similar students who have taken the same test.
Criterion reference test
evaluates a student's performance in relation to mastery of certain specified content
Types of final assessments
final grades, midterms, and end of the chapter tests,
data
information used as a basis of decision-making. You gather this through assessment to let you and your students know the quality and depth of learning that is taking place.
Curriculum based assessment
is used to periodically monitor your student's periodic performance in relation to what you are teaching. It tells you how your students are progressing through the curriculum
Final Assessment
A final assessment is a test that you give at the end of the unit of study, a semester, or the school year to be certain students have learned the content.
Types of Pre Assessments
pretests, diagnostic tests, placement tests
On-going assessment
provides information during the teaching -learning process and helps you analyze how your students are doing.
Types of ongoing assessment
self assessment and curriculum based measurement
Self assessment
the process of having students evaluate their own work, behavior, or perceived abilities and provide information about how they think they are performing.