ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK

WEEK #9

WHAT IS ASSESSMENT?

• Assessment is the shared process of gathering purposeful and systematic measurement for documentation, reflection, and improvement of both student learning and institutional practices

WHY IS ASSESSMENT IMPORTANT?• Assessment helps students learn,

teachers improve instruction, administrators decide how to allocate resources, and policymakers evaluate the efficacy of education programs

ASSESSMENT IS NOT EVALUATION!• Evaluation analyzes and uses data

to make judgments about student performance• Assessment analyzes and uses

data to make decisions about improvements in teaching strategies and student learning

TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

FormativeInterim/

benchmarkedSummative

Other types…• Diagnostic• Performance• Individual or

group projects• Portfolios• Student logs• Journals

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Definition• Process of gathering evidence of

student learning• Providing feedback• Adjusting instruction strategies to

enhance achievement• Learners can change behaviors• E.g., discussion, quiz, etc.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Continuing circular process

• Formative Assessment Cycle• Gather Evidence of Learning• Evaluate evidence • Feedback• Adjust instruction

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CHARACTERISTICS• Evidence of student learning• Structure• Participants involved feedback• Instruction adjustments

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CHARACTERISTICS

• Teacher-student interaction• Student self assessment

• Attributions for success

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Informal Formative Assessment• Observation

• Formal Formative Assessment• Quizzes

INFORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Informal observations• Questioning• Spontaneous• Immediate Feedback and

instructional adjustments

FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Planned activity – individual or

groups

• Specific sequence of activities

• Pre-assessments

FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• 6 Types of formal formative assessment• Structured exercises• Pretests• Homework

FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• 6 Types of formal formative assessment• In class assignments• Quizzes and Unit tests• Classroom Response Systems

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Interim Assessments (Benchmark)• Periodic testing throughout the school

year• E.g., every six weeks or chapter test

• Low-level/ little or no student feedback

• More formal style using projects, written assignments, and tests

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Effective Feedback• Engage students• Differentiate • Feedback about student work, not

the student

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Types of Feedback• Goal-directed• Scaffolded• Self-Referenced• Standards-Referenced• Norm-referenced

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• The nature of the feedback• Amount• Timing• Mode• Audience• Type of task

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Differentiated Formative Feedback• Learner Level of Ability• Grade Level• Subject

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Effective Feedback• Relates performance to standards• Relates performance to strategies• Indicates progress• Indicates corrective action• Specific• Focuses on errors• Focuses on effort attributions

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – MASTERY LEARNING

• Instructional Adjustments• Further reading • Individual tutoring• Group work (small group/whole

class)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT– MASTERY LEARNING• Instructional Adjustments• Questioning• Work sheets• Peer tutoring• Clarifying criteria

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – MASTERY LEARNING• Instructional Adjustments• Modeling• Changing sequence• Online exploration• Concept mapping

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Differentiated Instruction• Response to Intervention• Learning progressions

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Planning Summative Assessment• End of a large chunk of learning• Review what you want to do• Criteria for ensuring high-quality

assessment• Representative sampling• E.g., standardized testing, final

exams, major cumulative projects, research projects, etc.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Preparing students – Assessment Taking skills• Teach assessment taking skills• Test length, format, types of questions,

etc.• Review

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Preparing students• Item type and format • Assessment anxiety

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Conducting Summative Assessments• When should they be scheduled• When should they be created

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• Creating Summative Assessments• Assessment Directions• Arrange Items• Physical Layout

ASSESSMENT TYPES COMPARISONCategory Formative Interim SummativeTimeline and frequency

Often and during the course of instruction

Pre-determine points of time

End of unit and/or end of year

Grading Optional Necessary NecessaryOpportunity to improve student learning

High Med or high (depending on implementation)

Low

Purpose • Adjust instruction

• Provide feedback to student

• Adjust instruction

• Report cards• District

reports

• Report cards• District and

state reports

ASSESSMENT QUESTION TYPES• Multiple choice• Matching, sequencing• True-false, yes-no• Factual short answer, fill-ins• Higher-order shot answer• Short or long essay• Reliability and Validity

DELIVERY TYPES

• Paper and pencil• Online• Computer adaptive testing

SCORING TYPES

• Human scoring• Distributed scoring• Automated scoring• Rubric• Checklists