Assessment Purposes Strategies, Methods

1. Diagnostic ● Diagnostic Exam

Assessment/ ● Short quizzes
● Journal entries
Gauging Student ● Student interviews
Needs ● Student reflections
● Classroom discussions
● Graphic organizers e.g.,
○ mind maps
○ flow charts
○ KWL charts
○ 3-2-1 Bridge, others

2. Formative ● Short quizzes

Assessments/ ● Journal entries/logs
● Student interviews
Checking ● Student reflections
Understanding ● Classroom discussions
● Graphic organizers (e.g., mind maps, flow charts, KWL
charts)
● Entry and exit tickets
● Rubric Assessment
● Checklists
● Lesson Summaries (students do this)
● Using Essential Questions

3. Monitoring Progress ● Progress reports

● Rubric Assessment
Encouraging ● Checklists
Metacognition ● Consultations or Conferences

4. Encouraging ● Think Pair Shair

Collaboration/ ● Peer Feedbacking
● Collaborative Activity
Self-Direction ● Self-check/ Self-Assessment
● Blob Trees
● Learning Pit
● Rubric Assessment
● Checklists
● Peer Teaching
● Journal entries/logs
● Inquiry/Investigation

5. Demonstrating ● Unit /Summative /Quarterly Exams

Understanding/ ● Portfolios
● Final projects (Project Based Learning (ProjBL)
Summative ○ GRASPS Model
Assessments ■ Goal
■ Role
■ Audience
■ Situation
■ Product
■ Standards
● Standardized tests
● Performance Task (Role Play, Written Task, Presentations,
Laboratory, Investigation, etc.)
● Rubric Assessment
● Checklists
● Essays
● Analysis/Critique papers

References:
ProdigyGame.com [https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/types-of-assessment/]
The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning Process [https://youtu.be/DH7EZTc1j7c]
Intel Teach [see other folder samples]
Some Assessment Tools:
● Graphing Organizers
● Rubrics (of various kinds)
● Checklists
● Templates
● Quizzes
● Scoring Guides
● Observation Checklists
● Long Quizzes
● Summative Exams