Standard 5: Assessment
means to me...
Formative
Formative assessment is a great way to get students reflecting on what they have learned from a lesson. Formative assessments can be done after or during a lesson. For best assessment practices, a teacher should walk the classroom posing questions to individual learners or small groups and listening to responses. This form of assessment also encourages students to focus on the learning process, rather than grades or extrinsic rewards.
Summative
Data and Feedback
Summative assessments measure a students performance on a scale or point system. I use exit tickets at the end of each lesson to evaluate student knowledge and then pull groups to clear up any misconceptions from the lesson. I also analyze pre- and post- assessments to evaluate student learning before a planned unit and after to see progression or lack of. Summative assessment scores are input on the students record in the district database and can be viewed by faculty and administration.
I provide immediate feedback for formative assessments and exit tickets. My goal is to give feedback by the end of the day on homework and all writing assessments. I use the data form non-standardized assessments to pull small groups and work with students individually on misconceptions. Data from standardized tests are used in professional learning community meetings. During the meetings the grade level team will analyze the data to see which core standards need to be retaught.
I use the data from assessments to analyze which concepts were not well understood. I review the data with the students to help me understand where misconceptions of lessons happened. I then use both sets of information to reteach concepts, plan small groups, and plan centers.