teach to students not to tests

Teach to Students, Not to Tests

Assessment

Assess [uh-ses] – to determine the amount of (student understanding, etc.)

Goal: Improved Learning Outcomes

AppropriateInstruction

Formative Assessments

Data & Insights

What are Formative Assessments?

Assessment for learning

Formative Assessments check for understanding along the way and guide teacher decision making about future instruction. They also provide feedback to students so

they can improve their performance.

Formative vs. Summative

Formative Summative

5 Principles of Formative Assessment

Continuous

Low-stakes

Actionable

Short

Soon

Continuous

ContinuousIntegrate assessment into the total learning process

Assess

Differentiated

Instruction

Interim AssessmentRemediate

Differentiated Practice

Continuous

Low-stakes

Low-stakes

What people think success

look like

What success actually looks

like

Continuous

Low-stakes

Actionable

Actionable

Use assessment data to address gaps and differentiate instruction• Reteach material• Provide more opportunities to

practice• Pair students based on skills

Continuous

Low-stakes

Actionable

Short

ShortSome easy techniques:• Exit tickets• Pair & share• What do you still need to know?• Rate understanding• Edulastic quick quizzes

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Continuous

Low-stakes

Actionable

Short

Soon

SoonImmediate feedback and student reflection key

Definitely get it

Don’t get it

Get some of it

Formative Assessments with Edulastic

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How it works

Complete

• 29+ technology enhanced question types

• Create your own or build on those from other teachers

• Share just within your school or district

• Organized by CC standard

• Assign to individual or class

Create assignments

• Works on any internet device

• Student can see scores and

correct answers immediately

• Give personalized feedback to

each student

• ScratchPad allows students to

show their work

Students complete assessments

• Save time with automatic scoring of assignments

• Gain real-time insight into student proficiency

• Tracy mastery at student or whole-class level

• Easy to read graphs

Track student mastery

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