ASSESSMENT OUTLINE – KINDERGARTEN
Assessment is an important component in the teaching and learning process because it helps us measure whether students are achieving at levels commensurate with their potential. Assessment helps us measure student progress and attainment. It also allows us to differentiate instruction based on these results. It is essential that there is a diverse approach to assessment. In order to achieve a thorough knowledge of student achievement, it is essential to vary the type of assessment. Both formative, also known as assessment FOR learning, and summative assessment, also known as assessment OF learning, strategies are essential assessment approaches. Rawdah International School believes firmly that evaluation
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Formative and Summative Assessments
Formative Assessment (Assessments FOR
Learning) Summative Assessment (Assessments OF
Learning)
• Formative assessments are diagnostic and are known as assessments FOR learning (AFL).
• It is designed to assist educators and students in improving learning as it provides continual specific and descriptive feedback to the student.
• This process provides direction for improvement.
• Formative assessment focuses on improvement.
• It is not used for grading purposes, but • Summative assessments are assessments
OF learning (AOL).
• They check what has been learned and provide information about the student’s performance to the educators as well as the parents in the student’s life.
• The information from summative assessments is used to make judgments about student achievement at the end of a period of instruction.
• Summative assessments are used for grading purposes and they determine rather as a chance to allow students to grow and improve their learning. grade level achievement.
Examples of Formative Assessments:
Projects
Turn and Talk Anecdotal Records Pretests
Initial writing drafts/attempts
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See the Reporting Practices at RAWDAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL : chart below for more detail on descriptors.
A minimum of one summative assessment per unit will be moderated per grade level taking a high, medium and low sample. Records and samples of moderated assessments have to be kept.
Specialist PKG-9 Assessments:
A minimum of one summative assessment per unit will be given to students. The summative can be either a practical or written assessment. Specialist teachers will produce their own policy on summative assessments and that will be shared with both parents and students at the beginning of each year in the course program of studies.
Reporting Practices at RAWDAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL :
Level Reporting System Evaluation (grading)
PKG and KG1 Two full written report cards
Two scheduled parent conferences
Progress reports
Portfolios Developmental continuum with semester benchmarks
C – Not Meeting Standard/Of Concern
– Student is not performing at the grade level expectations. The student is mostly dependent on teacher
This is done now through the process of having a two assessment category- formative and summative. Both of these categories are used to determine the student’s quarter and semester grade. The summative category would be based on four common assessments, and one of these must be a performance task. As for formative assessments, this would show students the progress that they have made in mastering the material that would appear during the summative exam. He continues by saying that the school has realized that they can no longer control student’s grades based on behavioral infractions.
Classroom assessment and grading practices have the potential not only to measure and report learning but also to promote it. Indeed, recent research has documented the benefits of regular use of diagnostic and formative assessments as feedback for learning (Black, Harrison, Lee, Marshall, & Wiliam,
Formative assessments tools will be used in combination with summative assessments to evaluate student learning, knowledge, proficiency, or success at the conclusion of each topic / unit. Summative assessments are almost always formally graded and often heavily weighted (though they do not need to be). Summative assessment will include unit specific exams and final cumulative test. Upon completion of English language classes and healthcare training participants will be eligible to take the New York State Certified Nursing Assistant Exam or the Home Health Aide Exam.
The assessments given are assessments that will be given center wide. The assessments are made by the directors and given out. The only assessment that varies from room to room is the developmental milestones which will be based off the age group. Each assessment given will be copied and given to parents. They will also be stored with the curriculum.
Part I: High-stakes student testing has challenged many states, districts, and schools across the nation. In some states, students do not advance to the next grade level or receive diplomas without passing standardized tests. What are the validity and reliability issues? What are the consequences of using the scores for making such decisions?
The summative assessment is a performance task that asks the student to gather all the class discussions, readings, homework, do now m.e.p’s, in class work, journals and exit slips and answer the essential question by creating a claim and supporting their argument with evidence(see assessment--). Students are formulating original ideas and creating a thesis that address and answers the essential
All children, regardless of ability, have the right to receive a free education in the least restrictive environment, according to the U.S. Department of Education. What does this mean for kids with autism? When possible, they may transition from an autism school to a mainstream school for all or part of the day. This transition can be scary for parents, though, as you wonder if your child is ready to succeed in a different academic environment without the helpful and constant support provided by the autism school. Rest assured that educators do not make a transition recommendation lightly.
Assessments are a teacher’s tool that builds a profile on student’s growth and are the “tell-tell” detectors that provide the with teacher information on a student who may need additional services in and beyond the
Summative Assessment: Prompts Respond to each prompt in a Google Doc. You will be handling this task in through turnitin.com. Remember to be specific, clear and detail oriented. Use the formative feedback as a guide to better your writing. Identify a theme in the story.
2:1 Compare the strengths and limitations of assessments of a range of assessment methods with reference to the needs of individual learners. Workplace Observations, question and answer/professional discussions, projects/assignments, portfolios, witness statements. A good assessor will always take into account their learners needs and what particular subject they are studying for prior to confirming with learner type of assessment method to be used. Workplace observations
What other kinds of assessment measures will yield valuable information about his students? (This will depend on the “grade” you choose for Adrian.) a. If Adrian is teaching second grade, he could examine the students AR test scores, and then he will be able to look at how the students score on their AR tests. This will lead to him testing his student’s fluency.
Standardized assessments to many others can be considered an important role in the educational system and they believe that they have brilliantly positive effects on improving a student’s learning based the results of these tests. “My appreciation of having had the privilege of introducing standardized tests in my school cannot be too strongly emphasized… No school can accurately determine the progress of its pupils, either as a group or individually, without using these tests” (E.M.W. 126). It is true that these tests can review results of standardized tests, but does it hold accurate results of how effectively these children are learning educational material? It’s important to understand that these results can only tell one side of the story.
I incorporate this learned experience daily and learn through each success and discovered area of improvement. Addressing my students needs using a variety of assessment tools has been a beneficial practice to help guide instruction. Students have different learning styles and their strengths and weaknesses are not always apparent using the same methods of assessment. Utilizing formative, standards(goal)-based, anecdotal, observational and benchmarks has driven my instructional programs. The combination of different assessments provides me with a multi-dynamic perspective of my students allowing me to better understand their strengths, weakness and academic needs.
Artifact #1: 60 Formative Assessment Strategies By using a variety of assessment strategies, I will be provided with more accurate data about student learning. This data is essential in monitoring student progress throughout the year. The use of formative assessments, throughout student learning, will allow me to adjust my instruction so that my students can learn more effectively. (Standards 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5) Regier, N. (2012).