types of assessment

1. I want to talk general information about Types of assessment
Using assessments as feedback for teachers is powerful. And this power is truly maximized when
the assessments are timely, informative, and related to what teachers are actually teaching.
Six types of assessments are:
Diagnostic assessments
Formative assessments
Summative assessments
Ipsative assessments
Norm-referenced assessments
Criterion-referenced assessments
Different types of assessments can help us understand student progress in various ways. This
understanding can inform the teaching strategies you use, and may lead to different adaptations.
In your classroom, assessments generally have one of three purposes:
Assessment of learning
Assessment for learning
Assessment as learning
Assessment of learning
You can use assessments to help identify if students are meeting grade-level standards.
Assessments of learning are usually grade-based, and can include:
Exams
Portfolios
Final projects
Standardized tests
They often have a concrete grade attached to them that communicates student achievement to
teachers, parents, students, school-level administrators and district leaders.
Common types of assessment of learning include:
Summative assessments
Norm-referenced assessments
Criterion-referenced assessments
Assessment for learning
Assessments for learning provide you with a clear snapshot of student learning and
understanding as you teach -- allowing you to adjust everything from your classroom
management strategies to your lesson plans as we go.

2. Assessments for learning should always be ongoing and actionable.
Common types of assessment for learning include formative assessments and diagnostic
assessments.
Assessment as learning
Assessment as learning actively involves students in the learning process. It teaches critical
thinking skills, problem-solving and encourages students to set achievable goals for themselves
and objectively measure their progress.
They can help engage students in the learning process, too! One study "showed that in most
cases the students pointed out the target knowledge as the reason for a task to be interesting and
engaging, followed by the way the content was dealt with in the classroom."
Some examples of assessment as learning include ipsative assessments, self-assessments and
peer assessments.
6 Types of assessment to use in our classroom
1. Diagnostic assessment
Let’s say we’re starting a lesson on present perfect tense. To make sure the unit goes smoothly,
we want to know if our students have mastered fact about past simple tense before we move on
to more complicated questions.
When we structure diagnostic assessments around our lesson, we’ll get the information we need
to understand student knowledge and engage our whole classroom.
Some examples to try include:
Short quizzes
Journal entries
Student interviews
Student reflections
Classroom discussions
Graphic organizers (e.g., mind maps, flow charts, KWL charts)
Diagnostic assessments can also help benchmark student progress.