By: K imver ly Torres

TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

THREE TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

Formative Assessment - occurs in the short term, as learners are in the process of making meaning of new content and of integrating it into what they already know.

Interim Assessment - takes place occasionally throughout a larger time period. Feedback to the learner is still quick, but may not be immediate.

Summative Assessment –takes place at the end of a large chunk of learning, with the results being primarily for the teacher's or school's use.

Formative Assessment

There is a large range of formative assessment methods available. This includes:

Question and Answer in the Lesson

This is perhaps the most commonly used method for teachers. It gives instant feedback, can be used to develop motivation but is largely ephemeral- that is to say that it is momentarily and difficult to record.

Short test and Quizzes

These are either from textbooks or devised by the teacher. These are informal, can be fun and marks can be simply recorded. Used with care they can become part of everyday teaching and learning.

Homework Exercises

These vary in purpose, design and complexity. ‘Purpose’ is the keyword here. Students will make good use of homework if they feel it is useful, for example, preparation of material for class discussion, seeing how a piece of writing ends, developing a skill, are all appealing tasks.

Projects

Increasingly used in modern education as it is felt that developing your own learning material/methods gives you an “ownership” of your own learning experience.

Interim Assessment

Most interim assessment questions reflect those of the state test: multiple-choice, short answer responses, and extended responses. But, be careful because some multiple-choice questions require higher-level thinking than others. There must be consistency amongst all teachers who are designing questions so the questions are of equal rigor.