a+ assessments jake seiler new horizons alternative school
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A+ Assessments Are A+ Assessments Are DifferentDifferent
Questions are designed to test Questions are designed to test students’ understanding of concepts, students’ understanding of concepts, not simply recall of information.not simply recall of information.
A+ LearningLink is…
Authentic, interactive, scaled, online formative assessment
Interactive – students have to do stuff (not just filling in blanks, or doing math problems)
Scaled – norm referenced, criterion referenced
Online – nothing to install, can be used anywhere
A+ Assessments
*Standardized*Comparable to other
tests*Crosses grade/age
spans*Cannot be changed
by users*General reading and
math ability*Placement,
Prediction, Progress
Tests in Lessons
An important type of assessment in A+ is the testing provided within each lesson. These test items are used in four ways:
Practice tests Pretests Mastery tests Review tests
Course Assessments
Skills
Content
Assessment Reporting
P3
*A fixed form test*Test items from the title drawn from all of the skills in a title *Prescribes from skills not mastered
Course Assessments
Adaptive Assessment (adapt to the needs of instruction) Prior to assessment Short-cycle
assessment Individualizing
instruction