Assessment

and Data in
Park Hill
At the end of this session…
You will know –

1) why teachers assess.

2) the differences between formative and summative
assessment.
3) the most effective types of feedback.
Sailing?
 Question 1

Why do we
assess students?
Why do we assess?
• Teachers gain • Teachers, parents, students,
information about and policy makers make
individual students’ more informed decisions.
strengths and • Programs can be evaluated
weaknesses. for their impact on
learning.
• Teachers can evaluate
the effectiveness of their • School buildings and the
instruction. district as a whole can
report on academic
• Students are made aware progress.
of their skills.
Question 2

What is the difference

between formative and
summative assessment?
What is the difference between
an assessment and a test?
Formative Assessment
• Monitors student learning
• Used by teachers to improve
teaching and by students to
improve learning
• Generally low-stakes
– Draw a concept map
– Submit one sentence
identifying the main point
– Turn in an outline for early
feedback
Summative Assessment
• Evaluates student learning
• Compares student scores
against a standard or
benchmark
• Often high-stakes
– Midterm exam
– Final project
– State assessments
Question 3

As a teacher, how often

do you assess?
John Hattie (reviewed 7,827 studies
on learning and instruction)
Conclusion…..”The most powerful single innovation
that enhances achievement is feedback. The simplest
prescription for improving education must be
‘dollops’ of feedback.”

….reported that providing students with specific

information about their standing in terms of particular
objectives increased their achievement by 37
percentile points.
Marzano Research Lab, 2010
Rank in order of usefulness:

Types of Classroom Assessment Feedback

Student reassessed until correct
Provide correct answers
Right/Wrong
Explain
 Which Feedback Works Best?

Bangert-Drowns, Kulik, Kulik, & Morgan, 1991

# of studies Characteristic of Feedback from Classroom Percentile
Assessment Gain/Loss
6 Right/Wrong -3
39 Provide correct answers 8.5
9 Explain 20
4 Student reassessed until correct 20

Marzano Research Lab, 2010

Check for learning 
At the end of this session…
You will know –

1) why teachers assess.

2) the difference between formative and summative
assessment.
3) the most effective types of feedback.
Assessment and Grading
in Park Hill SD
Questions?