1. Evelyn Wassel, Ed.D. Summer 2014

2.  Skilled in gathering accurate information about students learning?  Using it effectively to promote further learning?

3. List some ways you typically assess students in your classroom. 1. 2. 3. 4.

4. Traditionally, teachers have assessed students at the end of an instructional unit or sequence. However, when assessment and instruction are interwoven, both the students and the teacher benefit.

5. Summative Assessment (Assessment OF Learning) Pre – Assessment Formative Assessment (Assessment FOR Learning)

6.  The purpose of pre-assessment is to determine what students know about a topic before it is taught.  Pre-assessment will help the teacher determine flexible grouping patterns and should be used regularly.

7.  Checklist  Pre-test  KWL Charts  Graphic Organizers  Pre-test  Student Discussions  Student Demonstrations  Student Products  Student Work Samples  Show of hands/EPR (Every Pupil Response)  Standardized Test Data  Teacher Observation  Writing Prompts  Writing Samples

8. Assessments FOR learning happens while learning is still underway. These are assessments that: ◦ are conducted throughout teaching and learning to diagnose student needs ◦ plan the next steps in instruction ◦ provide students with feedback they can use to improve the quality of their work ◦ help students see and feel how they are in control of their journey to success

9. This Type of Assessment is NOT about accountability… GETTING BETTER!! it is about GETTING BETTER!!

10. Seven Strategies Where am I going? 1.Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target

11. Knowledge Mastery Performance Skills Reasoning Proficiency Ability to Create Products ACHIEVEMENT TARGETS

12. Seven Strategies Where am I going? 1.Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target 2.Use examples and models of strong and weak work

13. Seven Strategies Where am I now? 3. Offer regular descriptive feedback. 4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals.

14. Seven Strategies How can I close the gap?? 5.Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time. 6.Teach students focused revision. 7. Engage students in self-reflection, and let them keep track of and share their learning.

15.  Conference  Cooperative Learning Activities  Demonstrations  Exit Card  Graphic Organizers  “I Learned” Statements  Interviews  Journal Entry  KWLs  Learning Logs  Oral Attitude Surveys  Oral Presentations  Peer Evaluations  Problem Solving Activities  Products  Questioning  Quiz  Response Groups  Self-Evaluations

16. end product This type of assessment is a successful end product and/or the fulfilling of the pre-stated objective.

17. A summative assessment/evaluation is designed to: ◦ provide information ◦ make judgments about student achievement at the end of a sequence of instruction, (e.g., final drafts/attempts, tests, exam, assignments, projects, performances) It is a means to determine a student’s mastery and understanding of information, skills, concepts, or processes.

18.  Unit Test  Performance Task  Product/Exhibit  Demonstration  Portfolio Review

19. Summative Assessment “making sure” Pre – Assessment “finding out” Formative Assessment “checking in” “feedback” “student involvement”

20. Selected Response Performance Assessments Extended Written Response Personal Communication ASSESSMENT METHODS

21. Selected Response ASSESSMENT METHODS Students select the correct/best response from a list provided Multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer, fill-in questions

22. Extended Written Response ASSESSMENT METHODS Students construct a written answer in response to a question or task Compare …… Analyze…… Interpret…. Solve a problem and explain work… Describe in detail…

23. Performance Assessments ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment is based on observing a performance/product and making a judgment Performances: *playing an instrument, *carrying out steps in an experiment *speaking in a foreign language *working productively in a group Products: *term paper *lab report *work of art

24. Personal Communication ASSESSMENT METHODS Determine what a student has learned through personal interaction with them *Responding to journals/logs *Asking questions during instruction *Interviewing students in conferences *Giving examinations orally

25. Knowledge Mastery Reasoning Proficiency Skills Ability to Create Products Targets Selected Response Extended Written Response Performance Assessment Personal Communication Match the assessments at your table with the target and method

26. Some teachers Some teachers talk about: talk about: LEARNINGGRADES LEARNING GRADES  Can these co-exist peacefully?  Should one receive emphasis over the other? VERSUS

27. Formative Assessment:  Refers to what happens on a daily basis in the classroom  Provides teachers with information about specific next instructional steps for students: Assessment Drives Instruction.  Students know where they are at instructionally and where they need to go  On-going assessment provides continual feedback that helps students progress over time