Samples of Assessment

Assessment Type Sample/Description

1. Observations

During each lesson, I would walk around the room observing

the students and helping students as needed to determine if
they were understanding the material. It also helped me to
determine which students needed additional instruction or
one-on-one time. By using observations as an assessment, I
could also reflect on myself. I could see if my lessons were
effective, if I needed to adjust my lesson, or if I needed to
rethink the information and create a new lesson. I used the
SmartBoard frequently to teach my lessons as well as put up
independent practice problems for students.
2. Pre-Assessment
Test (teacher
created)

Prior to teaching units, I had student’s complete pre-

assessment tests. This helped me to determine how much each
student knew about the skills and materials that would be
 taught in the units. If students were particularly strong in an
area, I wouldn’t need to spend a lot of time on it. If students
were weaker or had no knowledge of an area, then I knew that
I would be spending majority of the unit, working on and
reviewing these skills. I didn’t use pre-assessment tests as much
because they stressed my students out. The picture is a sample
of one of the pre-assessment tests that I used.
3. Post-Assessment
Test (teacher
created)

Students also took post-assessment tests after units. These

were the exact same as the pre-assessment tests. I made them
the same, so that I could compare the progress from the pre-
 and post-assessment tests. The picture is a sample of one post-
assessment test that I used.
4. Graphic Organizers

I used a lot of anchor charts and graphic organizers for students

depending on the skill or strategy I was targeting. Students
completed graphic organizers such as Venn diagrams, t-charts,
and sequence charts.
5. Dry-Erase Boards

I had student’s complete math problems frequently on their

whiteboards. They enjoyed this approach to learning. Students
could hold up their boards and allow me to glance around the
 room at student answers. I could quickly assess their
understanding of the materials using this method. If I had
students not getting the correct answer, I spent additional one-
on-one time with them. This picture is one of my student’s
work. We were learning our multiplication facts and drew
representative pictures to help us.
6. Manipulative Use

These pictures show students using fruit loops to learn about

and create fractions. I used a lot of manipulatives including
skittles, fruit loops, fraction tiles, base ten blocks, teaching
clocks, and cube blocks. I allowed students to use manipulatives
as much as possible, because majority of my students are
 hands-on learners. This method of assessment helped students
to visually see the math problems as well as allowed me to look
to see what each student was picturing for each math problem.
7. Kahoot Games

I used a lot of Kahoot games to teach students in math and

language arts. This incorporated technology into my lessons,
and students enjoyed it. It made learning fun for them. It was
also easy to assess because Kahoot send me progress reports
on each student and the class as a whole after each lesson or
Kahoot game. This picture is from a grammar lesson. Students
had to pick out various parts of speech from sentences.
8. Project-based

I used project-based assessments frequently. It helped my

students to use their social skills as well as allow me to see each
student’s creativity and understanding of a skill. It also allowed
students to think outside-of-the-box.
9. Boom Cards

I used boom cards frequently to assess student learning as well.

This method also incorporates technology into my lessons.
Sometimes we did boom cards as a group, while other times I
assigned cards for students to complete their selves. I received
progress reports after students completed each set of cards, so
I could see how well each student did. I could see if I needed to
reteach a lesson or move on to another skill. The picture is a
sample of one of the boom cards that I used to teach fraction
equivalents.
10. Worksheets
Another assessment that I used was worksheets. I tried to make
my worksheets as fun as possible when I gave them. By using
worksheets, I am able to have something tangible to see
progress from each student.
11. Study/Review
Games

Another type of assessment that I used during my student

teaching was study and review games. Students loved shooting
a basketball into a trashcan. We played this game often to
review spelling words, math problems, stories, grammar,
sentence structure, reading comprehension skills, and more.
Students completed more problems and answered more
questions because they wanted to play the game. By using this
method, I was quickly able to check for student understanding.