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Classroom Assessments
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External Assessments
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Collaboratively Developed District Benchmark Assessments Calibrate and Pace the Curriculum
Dr. Thomas W. Many, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 May not be reprinted without written permission
Classroom Assessments
Locus of Control Summative/Formative Frequency Description of Data Highlights Products Outcome
Common Assessments
External Assessments
Classroom Most Formative Daily (frequent, ongoing) Individualizes Student Data Mastery of strategies and skills Descriptive Feedback Reteaching and regrouping
School More Formative Quarterly (at minimum) Standards Based Data Levels of Proficiency Diagnostic Feedback Systematic Interventions
District More Summative Periodic (pre and post) Benchmark Data Groups of At-risk students Entrance and Exit Criteria Program Support
State and National Most Summative Annual (or longer) Autopsy Data Programmatic Strengths and Weaknesses Rank order Accountability