Assessments
Assessments are the key component of learning. When students can see how they are doing, they will be able to see what they are able to understand. Assessments help to motivate studets by setting goals and being able to see when they achive those goals.
Formal and Informal Assessment
Informal assessment is catagorized as non-standardized and is not taken for a grade. This type of assessment is formative, meaning it is taken throughout the learning process and is used as a way for the teacher to further specifiy their instruction so that it is meeting students' needs throughout the process. This type of assessment is individualized to the student and is used to motivate student learning.
Examples:
- Think-Pair-Share
- Discussions
- Journal entries
- Kahoot!
- Hand signals
- 4 Corners
- Stop/Go sticks, cards, or cups
Formal assessment, on the other hand, is standardized, structured, and taken for a grade. This type of assessment is taken after the learning process. For example, an end of unit test of end of semester comprehensive exam. This assessment is testing the students knowledge and comprhension of the skills that have been taught to show what they know.
Examples:
- End of chapter/unit tests
- Midterms/Finals
- Projects
- Presentations
- Term Papers
Assessment Tools:
- Kahoot!
- Prodigy
- educreations
- FlipGrid
- goformative.com
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