Unit 9: Assessment Strategies

means for improving instruction and learning

a simple list of items to be noted, checked, or remembered when evaluating learning

a type of assessment in which students perform a real-world task by applying learned skills, such as taking a driver's test, building a model, designing a floor plan, or implementing a lesson plan

the process of mastering each instructional objective before moving on to the next objective

a characteristic of assessments that measures learning consistently and fairly, even with different groups or under different circumstances

a scoring tool that lists the criteria for judging a particular type of work. It also describes levels of quality for each of the criteria and is often organized as a chart, with the criteria (characteristics that count for scoring) on the left, followed by columns that describe different levels of quality for each characteristic

students' assessment of their own learning

a characteristic of assessments that actually measures the learning objectives

helpful information or constructive criticism that is given to students to help improve their performance

a form of assessment used throughout student learning to provide feedback on student understanding; used as guide to direct the instruction

a form of assessment that focuses on the content and performance of the students; usually a project writing sample, quiz, or homework

formal assessment is a form of assessment used to measure overall achievement; usually a standardized test that measures students' performance under the same circumstances. Results can be broke into subgroups to compare

peer evaluation is students' assessment of their own learning

performance based assessment is a type of assessment used to measure a student's ability to perform certain learning tasks by applying skills, knowledge, and work habits; measures how well a student can apply knowledge to performance

standardized testes are tests that measure students' performance compared to that of thousands of other students