AssessmentEDC423, Dr. Deeney

Why Do We Assess?

Have data to represent how our students are comprehending

To show improvement

Measure performance levels

To inform instruction

GroupingWhy SHOULD we assess?

How Do We Assess?

Tests (open-ended questions, multiple choice, essay, etc.)

Portfolios

Projects

Book reports

Diorama/drama

Retelling

Think-aloud

What Do We Assess?

Product Process

External/Visible FactorsInternal/Invisible Factors

Factors that Affect Comprehension

Adapted from Kucan & Palincsar IES 2009-20105

Reader

Task/Activity

Sociocultural

Context

Text

Teacher/Teaching

Assessment Terms

Formative Assessment

Summative Assessment

Formal Assessment

Informal Assessment

Assessment FOR learning (AFL)

Assessment OF learning (AOL)

What Might the Reader Find Hard About Comprehension?

Inferring

Visualizing/imaging

Background knowledge

Attention

Ability to determine relevant from irrelevant within the text

Literary/metaphorical language

Idiomatic language

Assessment Cycle: APIE

Assess

Plan

Implement

Evaluate