Teach to Students, Not to Tests
Aug 10, 2015
Teach to Students, Not to Tests
Assessment
Assess [uh-ses] – to determine the amount of (student understanding, etc.)
Goal: Improved Learning Outcomes
AppropriateInstruction
Formative Assessments
Data & Insights
What are Formative Assessments?
Assessment for learning
Formative Assessments check for understanding along the way and guide teacher decision making about future instruction. They also provide feedback to students so
they can improve their performance.
Formative vs. Summative
Formative Summative
5 Principles of Formative Assessment
Continuous
Low-stakes
Actionable
Short
Soon
Continuous
ContinuousIntegrate assessment into the total learning process
Assess
Differentiated
Instruction
Interim AssessmentRemediate
Differentiated Practice
Continuous
Low-stakes
Low-stakes
What people think success
look like
What success actually looks
like
Continuous
Low-stakes
Actionable
Actionable
Use assessment data to address gaps and differentiate instruction• Reteach material• Provide more opportunities to
practice• Pair students based on skills
Continuous
Low-stakes
Actionable
Short
ShortSome easy techniques:• Exit tickets• Pair & share• What do you still need to know?• Rate understanding• Edulastic quick quizzes
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Continuous
Low-stakes
Actionable
Short
Soon
SoonImmediate feedback and student reflection key
Definitely get it
Don’t get it
Get some of it
Formative Assessments with Edulastic
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How it works
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• 29+ technology enhanced question types
• Create your own or build on those from other teachers
• Share just within your school or district
• Organized by CC standard
• Assign to individual or class
Create assignments
• Works on any internet device
• Student can see scores and
correct answers immediately
• Give personalized feedback to
each student
• ScratchPad allows students to
show their work
Students complete assessments
• Save time with automatic scoring of assignments
• Gain real-time insight into student proficiency
• Tracy mastery at student or whole-class level
• Easy to read graphs
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