Different Assessment Purposes

Selecting an assessment method, instrument, and time depends on the purpose of the assessment. Assessment for determining students' background knowledge takes place at the beginning of a unit or project to facilitate planning. Throughout a unit, assessments can provide data about student progress. Teachers can use what they learn to plan instruction that meets students' needs, and students use their findings to adjust their learning processes to be more successful

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Insect Project Presentation Rubric (Excerpt)

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Demonstrating Understanding

At the end of a project or activity, students show what they have learned. They can do this through conventional exams, but in scientific inquiry projects, they are more likely to do this through products, presentations, or performances in the Presentation Phase.

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Ocean Ecosystem Presentation Rubric (Excerpt)

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Describes the location of the ecosystem, what makes it unique from others, including a description of the web of life in the ecosystem, and relating living and nonliving factors.

Describes the location of the ecosystem and gives a description of the web of life in the ecosystem.

Contains some factual or reasoning errors.
 

Describes the location of the ecosystem, what makes it unique from others, including a description of the web of life in the ecosystem, and relating living and nonliving factors.

Describes the location of the ecosystem and gives a description of the web of life in the ecosystem.

Contains some factual or reasoning errors.