09 Classroom Assessment Free Online FlashCards

What is classroom assessment?

Classroom assessment is the purposeful gathering and interpretation of evidence about student learning.

What makes an assessment task aligned with learning?

A task should measure the intended knowledge or skill, not irrelevant factors. Use more than one kind of evidence when a single task may give an incomplete picture.

What is the purpose of diagnostic assessment?

Diagnostic assessment identifies students’ prior knowledge, strengths, or misconceptions before or at the beginning of instruction.

What makes feedback useful to a learner?

Useful feedback connects to the learning target, gives specific information the learner can act on, and arrives while the learner can still use it.

Why separate achievement from effort or behavior in an achievement grade?

When a grade is intended to communicate academic achievement, keep achievement distinct from effort, participation, behavior, and attendance; these may be reported separately.

Why should teachers avoid drawing conclusions from one incorrect answer?

One incorrect answer could reflect a misunderstanding, a careless slip, or an unclear question. Compare evidence across tasks and, when useful, ask students to explain their thinking.

What can students do through self-assessment or peer review?

With clear criteria, students can compare their work with a learning goal, identify a strength, and choose a next step.

Why should assessment begin with clear learning goals?

Clear goals identify what students should know or be able to do, helping teachers choose tasks that reveal that learning.

What makes an assessment formative?

Formative assessment gathers evidence during learning and uses it to decide what students or teachers should do next. A quiz or observation is not formative unless its evidence informs action.

What does summative assessment evaluate?

Summative assessment evaluates learning at the end of a period of instruction, often to report achievement.

What should follow interpreting formative assessment evidence?

After interpreting evidence, respond with an instructional adjustment, targeted practice, or a clear next step for the learner; then check whether it helped.

What should feedback focus on instead of personal ability?

Feedback should address the task, subject knowledge or strategy, or self-regulation—not vague judgments about personal ability.