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=Assessment Explanation =

Throughout each lesson I have included different types of evaluations and assessments. Most of my lessons include a formative evaluation and/or a summative evaluation. Formative evaluations are typically given before or during instruction to assist me in judging a students’ prior knowledge or to guide my instructional strategies (Arends, 2009). I plan to use formative evaluations in most of my lessons. An example of this is moving around the room looking for participation and checking for understanding while students work individually or in groups.

I used summative evaluations at the end of my lessons and at the end of my unit. This type of evaluation/assessment is used to judge a student’s or group of students’ achievement based on set goals or objectives (Arends, 2009). At the end of my Unit 8, I will give a summative evaluation to check for my students and my own accomplishments. This test will weigh heavier on a student’s grade than the assessments within the unit. It will be comprised of true or false, multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank short answer, and essay. I chose to include both selected-response and constructed-response test items to ensure a well rounded assessment and to check both factual and conceptual knowledge.

The quizzes given at the end of my lesson are an informal assessment. I will use these to check whether or not my lessons’ objectives were met or not. These quizzes will also give my students the ability to check their own understanding. I plan on allowing my students to optionally re-take these quizzes in order to reduce stress, practice test taking skills, and allow them to check for improvement.

I have also included performance based assessment in my concept lesson plan and in my cooperative learning lesson plan. My concept lesson plan includes a group activity where students will role play and I will be able to visually check for participation and student understanding. For my cooperative lesson plan, I have included peer evaluation forms for group work to help ensure group participation. This lesson will also be followed up with a test (summative) to check for individual understanding.

Examples of my Assessments and Evaluations: Unit 8 - Summative Assessment Tolerance Quiz Differentiated Tolerance Quiz Lewis & Clark Quiz (for differentiation of this quiz, students will be able to use notes) Louisiana Purchase Map Louisiana Purchase Time-Line Cooperative Learning Lesson - Team Member Evaluation Form