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Assessment
Schedules
The Purpose of Assessment
District 203 Local Assessments
Helping my
child prepare

Assessment of Learning - How much have students learned at a particular point in time?

Assessment for learning - How can we use assessment to help students learn more?

What is the purpose of assessment?
For Students and Parents�
  • Assessments help gauge individual progress to help build on strengths and address weaknesses.
 For Teachers�
  • Assessments provide information for instructional grouping, identification of instructional needs, determination of mastery, and evaluation of the effectiveness of units/strategies.
 For Administrators�
  • Assessments provide information about program effectiveness, areas of curricular strength and weakness, resource and staff development needs, and targets for improvement.
 For All�
  • Assessments help answer two questions: How am I (are we) doing? How can I (we) do better?


Types of Assessments

Formal Assessments

  • Classroom tests
  • District tests
  • Portfolios
  • Standardized test

Informal Assessments

  • Observations
  • Anecdotal notes
  • Student conferences
  • Informal conversations

Naperville Community Unit School District 203
Created: November 2002


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