Assessments


 * __Assessments__**

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 * Formal assessment measures include standardized tests, individually administered tests such as those used to identify special learning needs.


 * Informal assessment measures include teacher-made tests, miscue analysis of oral reading, checklists, anecdotal observations, and student work samples.

__Assessments need:__ 1. Validity: assessing what is learned/content 2. Reliability: should get same results from this test each time and account for as many factors as possible
 * a test is considered to have content validity if its items closely reflect the knowledge or skill it purports to measure.
 * a test is reliable if it yields similar results when retaken, usually with the use of two equivalent forms to lessen the possibility of a learning effect between testing and retesting

There are four types of assessments: Formative, Summative, diagnostic, and progress monitoring -no frame of reference compared to other classes -A planned process of regularly checking students' understanding during your instructional activities -Cumulative evaluations that might generate a single score -**comparative to other classes -Systematic -Standardized -chapter tests -unit test -state tests -pre-assessment, gives info at outset of teaching (ex. test to place in reading groups) Progress Monitoring**
 * Formative**
 * -**check to see if they're paying attention
 * -**informal observations
 * Summative
 * Diagnostic

Not one is better than the other. It is situational 