1. ASSESSMENT &
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
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2. Definitions
• What is assessment?
o Formative assessment?
o Summative assessment?
• Reasons to assess learning
o (worse reason?) Because you think you must
o (better reason?) To understand how and how well your
students are learning
o (best reason?) To actively affect their learning
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3. WHAT IS ASSESSMENT, REALLY?
• Discuss: What assessments did your teachers use in
your subject areas when you were in school (K-12)?
o What do you think worked?
o What did not?
o How did they grade a project versus a written report?
One rule: standardized assessment tools like ISTEP are
not an option, since those are mandatory, and not
something that the teacher can choose
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4. Formative vs. Summative
• Similarities & Differences?
o Purposes of each
o The timing of each
o Forms of each
• The Purposes of Each
o The role of measurement
o The role of correction
o The role of comparison
Example: Driver’s Ed vs. the actual test to get your license
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5. Types of assessment forms
Assessed
Knowledge
Assessment
Types
Technology
Options
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6. ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Quiz Tools Rubric Tools
•Google Form •Rubistar
•Quizlet •iRubric
•Funbrain.com •Rubric for Teachers
•Zoho Challenge
•Easy Test Maker
Assessment tools for LMSs
• Respondus
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7. Data-driven decision making
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8. Data-driven decision making
• What is Data Driven Decision Making?
o Your definitions?
o My definition?
• Why should I use this in my classroom?
o Already being required for schools – NCLB
o Another way to systematically examine your students’ progress
and performance
o Can provide you with vital information to help you improve your
teaching
• How can I do it?
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