Assessment Of Student Progress

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Informal Assessments

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Informal assessment techniques include observation, checklists, homework checks, and class and group participation.

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Formal Assessments

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Formal assessment techniques include quizzes, tests, projects, and norm-referenced testing. These are often also known as traditional assessments.

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Alternative Assessments

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Alternative or authentic assessments include anecdotal records of student behavior, portfolios, checklists of student progress, performance-based assessments, and student-teacher conferences. Alternative assessments provide a view of a student's process and product, which is closely related to the instructional activity. Traditional assessments usually provide a view only of the product of the learning, such as the score on a test, and may not be as closely related to classroom instruction.

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Criteria and Rubrics

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English teachers provide clear criteria for assignments to ensure that students understand the requirements of the task. A rubric is aligned with the criteria for the assignment to clearly delineate how the assignment will be scored.