Week 2: Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation

Week 2: Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation. By: Laura Schmitt.

Testing. Tests: - A test is considered a product or a tool that is measuring student’s knowledge or their ability to complete a task..

[Audio] Examples of direct assessment: - Assignments , tests, papers, Examples of indirect assessment: - Surveys, Focus Groups, exit slips, observations.

Evaluation:. According to Hidla (2005), “Evaluation is essentially a procedure for getting evidence to determine whether a given activity or program has produced certain educational effects.”.

Formative Assessments:. Formative assessment is a way to monitor students learning to be able to provide feedback that is going to help students improve their learning and teachers improve their learning. Examples: Student conferences Student Observation Student drafts Self check quizzes Exit slips Sousa (2015) states ” When teachers and students use the assessment results to improve instruction, the assessment in formative.” (Pg.810).

Summative Assessments:. This is the process of evaluating students' knowledge at the end of an instructional unit by comparing against standards and curriculum guides. They are high stake which means they have a high point value. Examples: Unit test Midterms Final Papers Performances Projects.

Assessing for Achievement, Performance, and Proficiency.

Brain Friendly Assessments:. According to Sousa (2015), “ a brain friendly assessment is any assessment device designed and administered by one who has a thorough understanding of how the brain acquires, evaluates, and stores information, as well as the various variables that affect human learning, recall. And performance.” (150) Examples: Pop quiz Choice Learning by practice.

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