Assessment Basics

Your 'Cultural Exploration Assignment' is due on Friday, the last day of the course and it is worth 25% of your total grade. This represents "assessment ___ learning"

• for

• as

• of

Answer explanation

Yes! It is a summative assessment because:

- it is part of your final grade

- will determine if you've achieved the learning outcome

What are some methods to help students be prepared for an 'assessment'?

Answer explanation

Clear instructions, examples, practice test, etc.

The purpose of a summative assessment is to see if students have reached the learning outcomes

• True

• False

What is an appropriate example of assessment as learning to add to a learning portfolio?

• A midterm test

• The final reading exam

• A written grocery list that someone dictated to you

Observing students while they practice to inform your teaching is...

• Assessment FOR learning

• Assessment AS learning

• Assessment OF learning