Assessment+Overview

=**One Definition of Formative Assessment**= Popham, W. J. (2008). //Transformative assessment//. Alexandria, VA: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development


 * "Formative assessment is a planned process in which assessment-elicited evidence of students' status is used by teachers to adjust their ongoing instructional procedures or by students to adjust their current learning tactcs" (p.6).


 * Key Points **
 * PLANNED PROCESS **
 * ** assessment is 1 key element of an effective learning environment **
 * ** not a test but a process **
 * ** completed by teachers, learners or both **
 * ** assessments are formal and informal **
 * ** learning environments must provide the learner opportunities for feedback and revision of their ideas/thinking **
 * ASSESSMENT-ELICITED EVIDENCE **
 * ** adjustments are based on evidence (data) of current level of mastery **
 * ** assessment procedure (descriptive feedback or comment marking, exit cards, graphic organizer, simulation, peer & self assessment, quiz, reflection, etc.) is designed to produce the evidence **
 * TEACHERS' INSTRUCTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS **
 * ** use evidence to make adjustments in ongoing instruction; to help students learn more **
 * 21ST CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS EMBEDDED **
 * ** Specifically Communication and Collaboration **

SELF-ASSESSMENT RUBRIC


=21st Century Assessment [| (Route 21)]=


 * Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized testing along with effective classroom formative and summative assessments.
 * Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everday learning.
 * Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21st century skills.
 * Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21st century skills to educators and prospective employers
 * Enables a balanced portfolio of measures to assess the educational system's effectiveness at reaching high levels of student competency in 21st century skills.