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Explore screening, benchmark, diagnostic, & summative assessments for ELLs, stakeholders involved, & sharing results with educators. Develop SMART goals based on district needs for improvement.
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MODULE F Four Levels of Assessment
Four Levels of Assessment • Screening • Benchmark/Formative • Diagnostic • Summative/Annual
Screening for Language Needs • Assessment of Home Language • English Language Proficiency (K-12) • http://www.state.nj.us/education/bilingual/resources/prof_tests.htm
Analyze & Reflect - Screening • What screening assessments are currently used in your district? • Which stakeholders are informed by this type of assessment? (Consider not who should be informed by the assessment, but how it is being used in your district.) • How are the screening assessment results shared with general education teachers working with ELLs?
Benchmark/Formative Assessment • Progress monitoring • Benchmarks • Portfolios • Rubrics
Analyze & Reflect - Benchmark/Formative • What benchmark/formative forms of assessment are currently being used in your district? • Which stakeholders are informed by this type of assessment? (Consider not who should be informed by the assessment, but how it is being used in your district.) • How are the benchmark/formative assessment results shared with general education teachers working with ELLs?
Analyze & Reflect – Diagnostic • What diagnostic assessments are currently being used in your district? • Which stakeholders are informed by this type of assessment? (Consider not who should be informed by the assessment, but how it is being used in your district.) • How are the diagnostic assessment results shared with general education teachers working with ELLs?
Why Summative Assessments? • Provides district level information • Depending on the assessment, you may be able to compare students to peers statewide and/or nationwide • Allows for school-district comparison • Generates questions concerning programs and curriculum • Identifies patterns of student performance within various subgroups
Analyze & Reflect - Summative • What summative assessments are currently being used in your district? • Which stakeholders are informed by this type assessment? (Consider not who should be informed by the assessment, but how it is being used in your district.) • How are the summative assessment results shared with general education teachers working with ELLs?
Goal-Setting & Planning • Take a look at all of the highlighted areas of need on your completed worksheet. • Identify the most significant areas of need for your particular district. • Select three goals for the upcoming year based on your identified district needs. • Strategize the steps to reaching those goals. • Complete SMART Goal Worksheet indicating steps you will take this year to complete your goals.
Contact Information • Please email lep@doe.state.nj.uswith any questions or comments you may have regarding this module.