Title: Identify purposes and types of student assessment.
Course: Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I (19151-I) > Section: Applying Professional Teaching Techniques

Identification should include brief descriptions of the following types of assessment:

- Formal and/or informal
- Formative and/or summative
- Diagnostic
- Authentic (portfolio, student-generated product)
- Benchmark and/or standardized

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What choices are available for student assessment?
- What should teachers do with the assessment data they collect?

Communication

- What roles do speaking, reading, writing, and listening play in assessing students?
- How can a teacher communicate the results of informal assessments?

Leadership

- What steps can teachers take to ensure they are assessing work objectively?
- How does assessment contribute to student growth?

Management

- What should teachers do when assessment data shows students have not mastered the content?
- How might a teacher’s lack of flexibility negatively affect student learning?