How do we assess in the classroom? - created from Mind Map

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Diagnostic Tests

High-Stakes Testing

General Classroom Assessment

Portfolio Assessment

Determine Students' Reading Levels

Identify Readers' Strengths and Weaknesses

Independent Reading Level

Instructional Reading Level

Frustration Reading Level

How to determine?

The Lexile Framework

Readability Formulas

Leveled Books

Informal Reading Inventories

Running Records

Oral Language Assessment

Reading Assessment

Writing Assessment

Designed to measure students' knowledge according to grade-level standards

Potential Problems

Students spend more time practicing for the test than doing authentic reading and writing

Students feel too much pressure

Teachers are directed to focus on certain groups of students

Planning for Assessment

Monitoring Students' Progress

Evaluating Students' Learning

Reflecting

Makes sure teachers are prepared to use assessment tools wisely

Teachers learn about students and their individual strengths and weaknesses and about the impact of their instruction

Teachers use informal, formative procedures to monitor students' progress

At this stage the assessment is summative

Teachers can use work samples, rubrics, or multimodal assessments

Reflecting increases teaching effectiveness

Analyze students' achievement

Used to evaluate their progress and showcase their best work

More authentic assessment

Students are involved in creating assessment

Student self reflection and self-assessment

Students learn how to think about themselves as readers and writers and acquire the vocabulary to use in their reflections