Assessment
Assessment (n): evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something
It's how I know if I'm doing my job well, and if my students are learning. It is hard. If you don't really know how you are (or the district...or the state) is going to assess your students, planning is extremely hard. Planning "backwards" has helped in this case and honestly, it's helped my students as well. None of us are guessing what we will do next.
It's how I know if I'm doing my job well, and if my students are learning. It is hard. If you don't really know how you are (or the district...or the state) is going to assess your students, planning is extremely hard. Planning "backwards" has helped in this case and honestly, it's helped my students as well. None of us are guessing what we will do next.
Formative Assessments
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Summative Assessments
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I would be extremely clueless while teaching if it weren't for formative assessments. They give me quick glances at what needs to be re-taught, practiced, or expanded upon during units. Not only do they greatly assist my teaching, students seem to like them because they are something they can get quicker results with and see what needs to be done.
Formative assessments range from games, surveys, exit tickets, and weekly skill checks. |
It's a big deal - or that's what we say in my classroom. Summative assessments usually come at the end of a large unit. In English I, it usually looks like a paper, project, or test. They may take longer to grade, but it provides students the ability to prove everything he or she has learned. It's really cool to see them prove themselves, especially when they know it'll make you, as the teacher, and themselves proud.
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