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ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK
WEEK #9
WHAT IS ASSESSMENT?
• Assessment is the shared process of gathering purposeful and systematic measurement for documentation, reflection, and improvement of both student learning and institutional practices
WHY IS ASSESSMENT IMPORTANT?• Assessment helps students learn,
teachers improve instruction, administrators decide how to allocate resources, and policymakers evaluate the efficacy of education programs
ASSESSMENT IS NOT EVALUATION!• Evaluation analyzes and uses data
to make judgments about student performance• Assessment analyzes and uses
data to make decisions about improvements in teaching strategies and student learning
TYPES OF ASSESSMENT
FormativeInterim/
benchmarkedSummative
Other types…• Diagnostic• Performance• Individual or
group projects• Portfolios• Student logs• Journals
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Definition• Process of gathering evidence of
student learning• Providing feedback• Adjusting instruction strategies to
enhance achievement• Learners can change behaviors• E.g., discussion, quiz, etc.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Continuing circular process
• Formative Assessment Cycle• Gather Evidence of Learning• Evaluate evidence • Feedback• Adjust instruction
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CHARACTERISTICS• Evidence of student learning• Structure• Participants involved feedback• Instruction adjustments
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CHARACTERISTICS
• Teacher-student interaction• Student self assessment
• Attributions for success
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Informal Formative Assessment• Observation
• Formal Formative Assessment• Quizzes
INFORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Informal observations• Questioning• Spontaneous• Immediate Feedback and
instructional adjustments
FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Planned activity – individual or
groups
• Specific sequence of activities
• Pre-assessments
FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• 6 Types of formal formative assessment• Structured exercises• Pretests• Homework
FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• 6 Types of formal formative assessment• In class assignments• Quizzes and Unit tests• Classroom Response Systems
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Interim Assessments (Benchmark)• Periodic testing throughout the school
year• E.g., every six weeks or chapter test
• Low-level/ little or no student feedback
• More formal style using projects, written assignments, and tests
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Effective Feedback• Engage students• Differentiate • Feedback about student work, not
the student
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Types of Feedback• Goal-directed• Scaffolded• Self-Referenced• Standards-Referenced• Norm-referenced
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• The nature of the feedback• Amount• Timing• Mode• Audience• Type of task
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Differentiated Formative Feedback• Learner Level of Ability• Grade Level• Subject
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Effective Feedback• Relates performance to standards• Relates performance to strategies• Indicates progress• Indicates corrective action• Specific• Focuses on errors• Focuses on effort attributions
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – MASTERY LEARNING
• Instructional Adjustments• Further reading • Individual tutoring• Group work (small group/whole
class)
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT– MASTERY LEARNING• Instructional Adjustments• Questioning• Work sheets• Peer tutoring• Clarifying criteria
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – MASTERY LEARNING• Instructional Adjustments• Modeling• Changing sequence• Online exploration• Concept mapping
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Differentiated Instruction• Response to Intervention• Learning progressions
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Planning Summative Assessment• End of a large chunk of learning• Review what you want to do• Criteria for ensuring high-quality
assessment• Representative sampling• E.g., standardized testing, final
exams, major cumulative projects, research projects, etc.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Preparing students – Assessment Taking skills• Teach assessment taking skills• Test length, format, types of questions,
etc.• Review
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Preparing students• Item type and format • Assessment anxiety
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Conducting Summative Assessments• When should they be scheduled• When should they be created
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Creating Summative Assessments• Assessment Directions• Arrange Items• Physical Layout
ASSESSMENT TYPES COMPARISONCategory Formative Interim SummativeTimeline and frequency
Often and during the course of instruction
Pre-determine points of time
End of unit and/or end of year
Grading Optional Necessary NecessaryOpportunity to improve student learning
High Med or high (depending on implementation)
Low
Purpose • Adjust instruction
• Provide feedback to student
• Adjust instruction
• Report cards• District
reports
• Report cards• District and
state reports
ASSESSMENT QUESTION TYPES• Multiple choice• Matching, sequencing• True-false, yes-no• Factual short answer, fill-ins• Higher-order shot answer• Short or long essay• Reliability and Validity
DELIVERY TYPES
• Paper and pencil• Online• Computer adaptive testing
SCORING TYPES
• Human scoring• Distributed scoring• Automated scoring• Rubric• Checklists