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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assessment | gauging learners understanding, progress, and achievement in various subject areas |
| Formative assessment | in the middle of an lesson, check for understanding |
| summative assessment | at the end of a lesson |
| assessment OF learning | happens at end of unit - summative |
| Assessment FOR learning | how well students learn as they teach- formative |
| Assessment AS learning | actively assess their learning progress-formative/diagnostic |
| Formal assessments | structured evaluations adhere to predetermined criteria |
| informal assessments | more flexible and spontaneous, occurring during everyday classroom activities |
| SMART goals | specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound |
| Progress monitoring | ongoing process of using assessments data to track students academic growth and development |
| backward design | state clear end goals before planning instructional strategies |
| instructional strategies | educators use to help students achieve the desired learning outcomes |
| instructional activities | task students engage in to learn the content and skills outlined in the curriculum |
| learning objective | statement that describes what students should know, understand, or be able to do as a result of instruction |
| condition | under which the assessment takes place |
| behavior | action or skill students are expected to demonstrate to produce observable outcomes |
| measurable criterion | the rate at which students are expected to learn |
| data literacy | the ability to understand, analyze to make informed decisions about teaching and learning |
| iterative inquiry cycle | continuous investigation, reflection on gathered data to improve teaching and learning |
| cumulative files | records that contain a students academic and behavioral history, grades, test, attendance |
| outliers | data points that differ from the rest |
| data driven decision making | student data and information to guide instructional practices, curriculum planning. aiming to improve student learning outcomes |
| feedback | comments about an individuals performance offers guidance |
| formal feedback | planned and structured feedback more offical |
| informal feedback | given spontaneously or during instruction |
| written feedback | written comments or notes |
| oral feedback | verbal comments or suggestions about their work |
| evaluative feedback | feedback that provides a judgement of the students performance |
| descriptive feedback | describes students performance without making judgements |
| self directed feedback | student provides to themselves through self reflection |
| self assessment | student assesses their own work |