6 Types of assessment to use in

your classroom
There’s a time and place for every type of assessment. Keep reading to
find creative ways of delivering assessments and understanding your
students’ learning process!

1. Diagnostic assessment
Let’s say you’re starting a lesson on two-digit multiplication. To make sure
the unit goes smoothly, you want to know if your students have mastered
fact families, place value and one-digit multiplication before you move on
to more complicated questions.

When you structure diagnostic assessments around your lesson, you’ll

get the information you need to understand student knowledge and
engage your whole classroom.

Some examples to try include:

 Mind maps
 Flow charts
 KWL charts
 Short quizzes
 Journal entries
 Student interviews
 Student reflections
 Graphic organizers
 Classroom discussions

Diagnostic assessments can also help benchmark student progress.

Consider giving the same assessment at the end of the unit so students
can see how far they’ve come!

Using Prodigy for diagnostic assessments

One unique way of delivering diagnostic assessments is to use a game-

based learning platform that engages your students.

Prodigy’s assessments tool helps you align the math questions your
students see in-game with the lessons you want to cover.
To set up a diagnostic assessment, use your assessments tool to create a Plan that guides students
through a skill and automatically drops them down to pre-requisites when necessary.

Want to give your students a sneak peek at the upcoming lesson? Learn
how Prodigy helps you pre-teach important lessons.