Sentences with phrase «end of course exam assessments»

Not exact matches

(The weights are adjusted for teachers in subjects not covered by statewide assessments or end - of - course exams and for those with fewer than three years of student - achievement data.)

The power of that approach was amplified by another school - improvement effort: Skandera's department had also been reworking the state's end - of - course exams and early - grade assessments, as part of its efforts to implement Common Core standards.

Unlike summative assessment, which is typically given at the end of a lesson unit or year (for example, with a final exam or course grade), formative assessment is used throughout a lesson to help educators adjust their instruction to meet student needs.

«This has been at the expense of the important role assessment and feedback should play as part of the learning process, rather than just being a set of external exams at the end of a course.»

In other districts that we have researched, including Horry County, Randolph, Spokane, and Spring City, we found that one or more people involved in the blended learning program are closely connected to evaluations, whether via state assessments, NWEA MAP, end - of - course exams, graduation rates, or other data.

For Algebra I, USATestprep provides assessment resources to support benchmarking, the identification of learning gaps, and preparation for the STAAR end - of - course exam.

Summative assessments were defined as assessments such as state - or district - wide standardized tests that measure grade - level proficiency, and end - of - year subject or course exams.

Constructed - Response and TE Items), Multiple Assessment Types (Benchmark, Formative, Interim / End - of - Course Exams, Pretests / Posttests, Multi-Stage Computerized Adaptive Tests [MCAT], Screening and Progress Monitoring Assessments, Observational Assessments), Test Planning, Test Construction, Bulk / Class Calendar Scheduling, Online Testing Interface, Printing Capability, Test Scoring

Many people, when they think of assessments, think of summative accountability assessments, those state or district - wide standardized tests that measure grade - level proficiency, and end - of - year subject or course exams.

We use some sort of formative assessment exercise to check for understanding at the end of the day's lesson; we give end - of - unit assessments; and our districts and states often take a specific week to give an end - of - course exam or grade - level assessment.

The government has announced plans for major GCSE reform which will see exams sat at the end of two - year courses, rather than in modules throughout, as well as an increase in extended questions and less internal assessment.

NAF's Student Certification Assessment System (SCAS) includes an internship assessment, end - of - course exams, evidence - based portfolios, and supervisor and teacher feedback.

Despite the effort of superintendents» association to keep test scores out of teacher evaluations, mandatory state assessments, including the Florida Standards Assessment and end - of - course exams, will continue to be used to determine a teacher's Valued Added Model score, a portion of each teacher's evaluation.

• Assessment — Replace or supplement criterion - referenced testing with national norm - referenced testing and add end - of - course exams in high school as well as value - added assessment throughout K - 12.

Some use big gateways — end of course exams or big interdisciplinary demonstrations of learning — while others use small frequent gateways that combine multiple assessments.

In an email to StateImpact Indiana, a spokesperson for the IDOE emphasized that end - of - course assessments and college entrance exams are very different measures.

As such, they can be adapted for a variety of grades and subjects, and they can incorporate district - wide assessments, end - of - course exams, or other measures of achievement, such as student performances for subjects, including art and music.

What investigators found is that these «early adopters» are using end - of course exams, commercially available tests (e.g., the Galileo assessment system), and Student Learning Objectives (SLOs), which are teacher - developed and administrator - approved to hold teachers accountable for their students» growth.

If the bill is signed into law by Sen. Rick Scott, students at the Broward County school could skip all state exams, including the Florida Standards Assessments, or FSA, and end - of - course exams in algebra, biology and U.S. history.

Unlike summative assessment, which is typically given at the end of a lesson unit or year (for example, with a final exam or course grade), formative assessment is used throughout a lesson to help educators adjust their instruction to meet student needs.