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