Types of Assessment

Assessment FOR Learning is commonly known as formative & diagnostic This is information is gathered to determine student progress during an activity. This will help teachers make decisions about what and how to teach. Examples: Journals, Diagnostic tests Assessment OF Learning is commonly known as summative assessment The use of an activity to measure, record, and report of a student's level of achievement in regards to specific learning expectations. Usually at the end of a unit. Examples: Portfolios, Culminating Tasks, Tests Assessment AS Learning The use of an activity to allow students to use assessment for their own learning. Self and peer assessment allow students to reflect on learning and identify areas of strength or need. Examples: Peer/Self-Evaluation, Observation checklists, Exit Cards

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Understanding Planning & Assessment

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Reference:
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario's Schools: Covering Grades 1 to 12

Evaluation
What does it look like?
Students will be evaluated in 4 categories: 1. Knowledge 2. Thinking 3. Application 4. Communication We want our students to be well rounded citizens, so they will also be evaluated for 6 Learning Skills using E for Excellent, S for Satisfactory and NI for Needs Improvement Collaboration Independent Work Initiative Organization Responsibility Self Regulations

What is Assessment?
Assessment is a process of gathering information.
Assessment can help teachers

Planning
Backwards Design - We start with the end in mind! In order to succeed, we must have a goal. Teachers plan with a goal in mind and in order to plan we will: Get to know students Create assignments that will help demonstrate their abilities Provide engaging lessons to enhance learning Outline clear expectations Provide students with timely meaningful feedback

determine what their students know and can do. This information helps teachers decide what to teach. Assessment can help teachers determine how their students learn. This information helps teachers decide how to teach. Teachers collect, interpret and report information about what students know and can do in different ways. A few ways to gather information are:

Homework
It is designed to review or reinforce skills and material already taught and to prepare for an upcoming topic or test. Homework will never be used as punishment!

observations work samples portfolios checklists student demonstrations and performances learning logs