When it comes to diagnostic assessments, the purpose is for the teacher to understand strengths and weaknesses of their students before they are taught any material for the upcoming lesson or unit. Teachers use diagnostic assessments in order to improve student learning. In addition, diagnostic assessments allows students to build on previous experiences. Diagnostic assessments can come in the form of a pretest, KWL chart, or observation, among others.
When it comes to formative assessments, the purpose is to accumulate as much information about a student as possible in order to improve student learning and teacher instruction. This type of assessment is continuous throughout the lesson and the teacher provides regular feedback. Formative assessments keep track of students progress, as well as check up on their progress. If students are struggling, teachers can adapt their instruction in order to adapt to students needs and abilities. These assessments can come in the form of journal entry, conference, or questioning, among others.
When it comes to summative assessments, this is a way for teachers to determine students achievement for understanding skills or processes. These type of assessments could be tied to a final grade or report and may be a form of an alterna
tive assessment. Summative assessments could take place in the form of a test and are usually taken place at the end of an instructional unit or lesson. This type of assessment tests what students know and can take place in the form of a final project, a final exam, or even a final paper.
I made a graphic organizer in order to organize the three types of assessment. I also got to create my own assessment in order to test other students on how well they know assessments and the chapter we read!
Here is the link to access my test:
https://docs.google.com/a/my.msmc.edu/forms/d/1MuGzR9Apa5nQ-pQvBpTVLAP3K0VfPKuP5cdM8YZNjmM/viewform
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