Assessment  Portfolio  

The  following  are  examples  of  formative  assessments  that  drive  instruction  and  evaluate  content  mastery  that  can  determine  

differentiated  instruction  groups.  

Rationale  &  Reflection:relationship.  Teachers  can  use  this  assessment  as  a  means  to  evaluate  if  they  need  to  reteach  this  concept  further  or  if  students  have  grasped  the  skill  of  the  relationship  of  what  happens  (effect)    and  why  it  

happens  (cause).  This  assessment  would  be  appropriate  as  a  scoot  game  for  whole  group,  a  small  group  learning  station,  as  intervention,  or  independent  work.  It  is  an  accurate  representation  of  learning  if  the  student  can  identify  which  is  the  cause  and  which  is  the  effect.  I  like  this  assessment  because  it  is  engaging  

and  an  accurate  representation  of  learning.  

Cause  &  

Effect  Pond  

Rationale  &  Reflection:    The  purpose  of  this  formative  assessment  is  to  be  able  to  measure  strengths  and  areas  of  improvement  of  each  literacy  skill  within  the  same  lesson.  The  letter  cards  are  used  for  whole  group  assessment  to  be  able  to  see  which  students  have  selected  the  correct  answer.  Being  able  to  see  these  letter  cards  lets  the  teacher  know  who  is  getting  it  and  who  is  not.  Teachers  may  also  use  the  letter  cards  to  see  who  used  correct  

assessment  is  appropriate  because  it  allows  teachers  to  survey  their  students  and  for  students  to  be  honest  without  feeling  embarrassed  about  sharing  their  answer.  I  like  this  type  of  assessment  because  it  allows  me  to  see  which  literacy  skill  needs  to  be  retaught  and  which  students  are  struggling  the  most.  

I  use  the  letter  cards  as  a  kind  of  formative  assessment  all  the  time!  Not  only  does  it  allow  me  to  know  which  students  are  

selecting  the  correct  answer,  but  it  gives  me  opportunities  to  create  groups  to  discuss/debate  and  check  for  reasoning  skills!  I  can  say:  If  you  know  how  we  got  that  answer  put  up  A,  if  you  are  not  sure  how  we  got  that  answer,  show  me  B.        

Formative  Assessment  of  Nouns!  

Rationale  &  Reflection:    This  assessment  allows  students  to  showcase  their  understanding  of  nouns  and    whether  they  are  considered  a  person,  place,  or  a  thing..  The  purpose  of  this  

assessment  is  to  see  if  students  grasp  word  meanings  in  their  relationship  to  noun  types.  This  type  of  formative  assessment  is  most  appropriate  for  2nd,  early  3rd  grade,  and  ELL  students.  I  think  it  is  an  effective  type  of  assessment  because  it  is  a  sort  activity  that  engages  students  either  independently  or  in  a  group  that  requires  

students  to  decipher  between  nouns  that  are  people,  places,  and  thing.s.    

Math    Quilt  

Assessment  

Rationale  &  Reflection:    Not  only  is  this  practice  for  students  in  their  addition  skills,  but  it  also  lets  the  teacher  monitor  their  understanding  of  basic  math  facts.  This  assessment  is  appropriate  because  it  also  allows  students  to  self-assess  because  they  know  they  must  have  answers  in  each  square  that  allows  them  to  have  an  overall  pattern  of  colors.      

Summative  Assessments  

The  following  are  examples  of  summative  assessments  that  can  measure  student  

achievement  at  the  end  of  a  unit.    

Writing  Rubrics  

Rationale  &  Reflection:  The  purpose  of  this  assessment  is  to  

Six  Writing  Traits  that  they  have  studied  in  class.  In  this  particular  sample  the  

student  was  graded  on  sentence  structure/meaning,  conventions,  their  illustration,  and  handwriting.  This  

assessment  is  appropriate  because  it  sets  clear  expectations  and  goals  that  the  

teacher  will  measure,          

Summative  Comprehension:    Rainbow  Comprehension  

Rationale  &  Reflection:  This  kind  of  assessment  is  appropriate  for  students  who  are  transitioning  into  comprehension  assessments  in  the  form  of  multiple  choice.  As  students  enter  3rd  grade,  they  are  being  taught  to  ALWAYS  go  back  to  the  text  to  find  their  proof.  Rainbow  comprehension  scaffolds  students  to  get  to  the  point  where  they  know  to  go  back  and  find  their  answers.  This  is  a  perfect  assessment  for  younger  learners  to  

see  where  they  are  finding  their  text  evidence  and  to  show  their  teachers  where  they  found  their  answers.  

Rationale  &  Reflection:  The  students  not  only  fill  in  the  blank  

with  the  correct  vocabulary  word,  but  they  also  have  to  make  

their  own  sentences  showing  mastery  of  the  word  meaning.  Students  are  instructed  before  the  test  to  circle  clue  words  in  the  paragraph  to  help  them  know  what  word  to  put  in  the  

blank  (which  this  student  did  not  do).  This  type  of  assessment  is  appropriate  because  it  engages  

Taxonomy  by  students  synthesizing  their  own  

sentences.  Students  are  able  to  show  that  they  understand  

what  the  word  means  and  how  to  use  it  correctly.    

Rationale  &  Reflection:  In  the  Reading  class,  we  learn  a  new  reading  skill/strategy  every  week.  These  concepts  include  Main  Idea,  Summary  ,Cause  &  Effect,  and  Inferencing.This  particular  Weekly  Assessment  focuses  on  the  skill  Cause  &  Effect.  The  students    are  taught  to  look  for  bossy  words  and  then  use  their  strategy.  The  weekly  assessment  contains  questions  over  specific  reading    skills  and  weekly  vocabulary.  This  assessment  is  effective  because  it  allows  students  to  use  comprehension  skills  paired  with  strategy  skills  to  find  answers  in  a  story.  It  is  most  effective  for  students  in  the  3rd  &  4th  grade.    

Weekly  Skill  Assessment  

ASsessment  In  the  very  first  formative  assessment  example,  Miss  Freeman  showed  an  assessment  about:    A.  Irregular  Past  Tense  Verbs  B.  Cause  and  Effect  c.  Vocabulary    D.  Spelling  

True  or  False:  There  were  more  examples  of  formative  assessments  than  there  were  about  summative  assessments  

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Every  week  a  new  Reading ________ is  taught  in  class  then  assessed  on  Friday  to  measure  

student  mastery.    

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