Assessment Revisited

The primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to

• come up with a mark and grade

• know where the students are in their learning

• improve student learning

Diagnostic assessment is

• offered before instruction

• offered during or after instruction

• until test

• Enhances self-assessment skills

All students need to show their learning the same way

• True

• False

Assessment OF learning is

• for teacher observation

• for student understanding

• for admin

• to grade and mark student learning

Assessment AS learning is

• for teacher observation and understanding

• students analyzing their own learning

• a quiz at the end

• EQAO testing

Formative Assessment is ongoing and occurs frequently during student learning

• True

• False

What is a DOL

• Document of Listening

• Development of Learning

• Documentation of Learning

• Development of Learners

In a classroom that effectively incorporates both Assessment FOR Learning and Assessment AS Learning, which of the following scenarios is most likely to occur?

• Students are primarily focused on achieving high grades rather than understanding the learning process and content

• Learning goals and success criteria are determined solely by the teacher and shared with students at the start of each unit

• The teacher exclusively uses end-of-term tests to evaluate student understanding and progress.

• Students participate in peer-review sessions where they provide feedback to each other on their projects, using criteria provided by the teacher

Which term best describes the process where students are actively involved in assessing their own learning, reflecting on their understanding, and setting their own learning goals?

• Evaluation

• Metacognition

• Summative

• Formative