Classroom Assessment

Types of Assessment 

Diagnostic – administered at beginning of the school year, term, start of course or unit (pre and post tests) to determine what students already know about a particular topic

Formative – ongoing processes that provide information about how students are progressing towards a learning goal

Summative – given at the end of a unit, course or year to assess student’s level of competency in a subject

7 Steps in Using Formative Assessment in the Classroom

Students need to know where they are going in their learning, where they are now and how to reduce the gap between where they are and their learning goal

Step 1 – Provide students with clear understandable learning targets

Step 2 – Provide exemplars of leveled student work

Step 3 – Provide regular descriptive feedback

Step 4 – Teach students how to self-assess and set goals

Step 5 - Focusing on One Learning Target

Step 6 – Design and deliver lessons focussed on learning goals

Step 7 – Provide opportunities for self-reflection allowing students to track and share their learning