Pre-assessment

1. Pre-assessment
By: Heather Wagner
Wilkes University
EDIM 510

2. What is pre-assessment?
•Tools used to measure what students
have mastered prior to instruction

3. Why pre-assess?
•To find out:
–What students know about the topic
–What students are interested in
–How students best process
information

4. Formative Assessments
•Part of instruction process
•Used to adjust teaching and learning
•Help to determine next step
•Occurs during instruction

5. Summative Assessments
•Used to gauge student learning at
a particular time
•Occurs after instruction

6. Formal Assessments
•Interest surveys
•Entry and Exit Tickets
•Results from test or quiz
•Student conferences

7. Informal Assessments
•Observations
•Asking questions
•Four Corners
•Line ‘em Up
•Noting patterns

8. Resources
•“Getting to Know your Students Through Pre-
assessments”, From: Hempfield School District
•Garrison, C., & Ehringhaus, M. (2007).
Formative and summative assessments in the
classroom. Retrieved from
http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx
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