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- 1. TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS AMANDA TRECY
- 2. ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION • Assessment can be used to help gear your instruction. • Teachers must use assessments to determine what students know, and what still needs to be taught. • The four main types of assessment are: screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and outcome measurements.
- 3. SCREENING • These types of assessments target a specific area, and the data is used to see if further assessment is needed. • Usually brief, and can be done in groups or individually. • TeenBiz 3000 provides a screening test that is administered to screen and determine a students lexile level. The SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) also measures reading lexile levels.
- 4. DIAGNOSTIC • Used to diagnose specific strengths or areas of need for students (http://www.education.nt.gov.au) • Teachers are able to use the information from these types of assessments to determine exactly where a students needs lie. Teachers are then able to scaffold instruction and plan for those needs. • Can be standardized or informal. • STAR (Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading) provides diagnostic information in relation to standards, and the online program PLATO also provides diagnostic data on students.
- 5. PROGRESS MONITORING • This type of assessment is used to monitor the progress a student is making towards a learning goal. • These are essential to use for struggling students, and determine whether or not the interventions for that particular student are working. • STAR Test and the FAIR Test are examples of a progress monitoring assessment. These two assessments are given periodically throughout the year to monitor students growth.
- 6. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS • These assessments are given at the end of the school year to determine student progress. The assessments are also reviewed by the county, schools, and states. • Usually standardized, and norm-referenced. • Administered to groups of students, and is not given individually. • Examples of outcome measurement assessments are FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) and MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) are given to measure student achievement.
- 7. REFERENCES • diagnostic assessments (2010). In Department of Education. Retrieved November 19, 2013, from http://www.education.nt.gov.au/parentscommunity/assessment-reporting/diagnosticassessments/diagnostic-assessments