There are many ways to assess our children in order to determine their strengths, weakness, improvements, and declines in education. Each one is equally as important and should be used for different reasons. Here are a few examples.
Informal Assessment: Involves Spontaneous, Unsystematic observations
such as - watching the body language of a particular child as he struggles with a math worksheet.
Formal Assessment: Involves preplanned, systematic data gathering
such as - Giving a test that has been planned out according to what the students have been learning
Paper-Pencil Assessment: Involves written responses
such as - Giving a student a worksheet or homework assignment to assess what they understand thus far
Performance Assessment: Involves non-written behaviors
such as -A class presentation
Criteria Referenced Assessment: Indicates mastery or non-mastery of certain topics
such as - A test based solely on what was learned in chapter 2
Norm-referenced Assessment: Compares performance of that of peers
such as - comparing each kindergarten's ability to hold a pencil properly
Authentic Assessment: Assesses abilitly to apply learning to real-world tasks
such as - Giving students a Lima bean to plant and grow when talking about plant life and photosynthesis
Traditional Assessment: Assesses ability seperete from real world tasks
such as - Having students memorize and cite the water cycle without seeing how it works in the real world
I really enjoyed reading your responses! I also liked the example for informal assessment because I viewed it in another way and you worded in another way that I did not think about. I believe that monitoring the student's body language is crucial, especially as a special education major as well, because sometimes students will fail to ask for help or come to the teacher for any questions that they may have. Through this assessment, teachers can approach the student when they see that they are struggling, which is a positive aspect to have within the classroom!
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