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UNDERSTANDING WHY WE

ASSESSChapter 2

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WHAT ASSESSMENTS DO 1. Support Student Learning

Formative 2. Verify that learning was attained

Summative

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KEYS TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT Clear Purpose

Who uses results, how?Do students use the results?

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KEYS TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT Clear targets

What is assessed?Do we understand targets?Do kids understand targets?

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KEYS TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT Sound design

How do we assessMethods we use to assessDo students self assess? How?

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KEYS TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT Effective communication

Why?To whom?Can students communicate this?

To support learning? To report learning?

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BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM See p. 25, Intro to Student Involved

Assessment

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CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT Charts the next phase of the learning

Standards that have been metGrades receivedEvidence of where the student is currentlyEvidence of standard mastery

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WHY IS ASSESSMENT ACCURACY IMPORTANT Lessens teacher misdiagnosis

Treat assessments like a visit to the doctor (mr)

Shows effective strategiesGives accurate info to parents and decision

makers****** think of BCT or SPED meetings ( Building Consultation Team)

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WHAT ARE BENCHMARKS? Assessments that show ongoing

progress Administered at a set time period

Quarterly, weeklyThink MAPS, Reading assessments

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WHAT ARE BENCHMARKS? Decisions focus on a student group

Focus on an effective program for THAT group

Decisions are made periodicallyHeavy reliance on common classroom

instruments Some standardization is needed for reliability

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WHAT ARE BENCHMARKS? Evidence reveals how students are

doing on individual standardsNot cross categorical

Summative evaluations look at a program’s effectivenessShould we keep the program or not?

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WHAT ARE ANNUAL TESTS? Used by:

DirectorsLeadersSupervisorsPolicy makersPoliticians

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WHAT ARE ANNUAL TESTS? Establish achievement standards

Guide resource allocation (money)Steer classroom instructionSteer personnel decisionsVerify student Achievement

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WHAT ARE ANNUAL TESTS? Focus is on Standard Mastery, not

Student Progress Typically given once a year