I agree with
this PowerPoint about how the purpose of assessments is to improve teaching and
learning. Reviewing assessment results help to drive instruction. Teachers can
see which students need help with which skills and form small groups or
mini-lessons to reteach these concepts. However, assessments provide data not
only for remediation purposes but also for enrichment/extension purposes. If a
student consistently exceeds expectations on assessments that student may be
ready for more challenging work.
This PowerPoint also provided
helpful definitions/explanations of terminology related to specific tests and test
scores. The explanations of formative and summative assessment were very clear
and easy to understand. This portion related directly to formative assessment
article in Module 3 as well. While the section describing validity and
reliability related directly to what I have been learning in my research class.
This PowerPoint provided some useful information regarding assessments and
could be a valuable resource in the future.
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