PSYCH 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Summative Assessment, Formative Assessment, Motivation
4 Apr 2017
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Assessment the process of obtaining information about student learning that is used for making decisions about curricula, students, programs, and educational policy. Purpose of assessment: provide feedback on students" progress and levels of achievement, guide and motivate students in their own learning, improve the general effectiveness of instruction, identify modifications that will better meet the needs of individual students. Effective assessment: start with the end in mind. What is it you want students to know and be able to do at the end of the lesson. How will you determine what they know and can do: this is called backwards design, the answers to question 1 become your learning objectives, the answers to question 2 determine how you will assess learning. Done during instruction identify needed focus: summative. Done after instruction short or long term. Diagnostic assessment: diagnostic assessment can identify. Do students have misinformation that needs correcting. Why do you think this is important to know.
