Narrative description of test behavior and explanation of test results: An Interest Inventory was given to Colin at the beginning of testing and helped to put him at ease for the remaining assessments. This Inventory provided the instructor with more information about his interests and attitude about reading as well. This Inventory will be considered along with the Teacher Referral and Observation Checklist to gain a better understanding of Colin’s strengths, weaknesses and needs. Colin was assessed with the following Reading Performance subtests: Word Recognition,…
The Data that has been collected, read, and analysis was to determine Miguel’s strengths and challenges (weaknesses). According to Miguel’s Data his strengths are Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Vocabulary. In the phonemic awareness: The student is scoring very well in phonemic awareness/oral language. He was able to get 10 out of 10 in sounding out words. He was also able to identify and say almost the entire alphabet. In the Phonics: This is one of the students’ greatest strengths. He is able to say the sounds of words correctly. He is at the same level as an average third grader. In the Vocabulary: The student got 12 out of 14 vocabulary words correctly. That shows that the student is about an average third grader. The student was not able to define two of the words. That was his only weakness in this section. The Challenges that Miguel’s Data shows are in Fluency, Comprehension, and Writing/Spelling. In Fluency: This is one of the student’s weaknesses. He scored below grade average. He scored in the 20th percentile, which means that he has significantly below grade level abilities in sight word recognition. An average third grade student should read an unpracticed grade-level passage at the 50th percentile rate of 71cwpm. The student scored in the 50th percentile for a first grader. Student reads haltingly, word by-word, with little or no expression. The other is Comprehension: This is another one of the student’s weaknesses. He scored at a level 4 when an average third graders scores between levels 28-30. The student’s score are of those of a 1st grader. The student does not seem to understand what…
A second grade student who is identified as an English Language Learner and a struggling reader completed reading assessments such as word recognition, oral reading, and a writing response. The assessments’ results were recorded on the Reading Diagnosis Summary Sheet located in the appendix. The data indicates he is performing well below grade level and is a beginning reader. The student is grouped accordingly based on the results and receives needs based instruction to meet his need…
“Assessments should be a regular process; it might not always be formalised, but you should be observing what your learners are doing, asking questions and reviewing their progress throughout their time with you”.…
1. What are the functions, concepts and principles of assessment in learning and development? (1.1, 1.2)…
Assessment is essential to overall teaching process as assessment helps the learners and the assessors to determine the level of the success of their learning and teaching. It is a way of finding out if learning has taken place or not. Assessment plays a crucial role in the education…
How you are using assessment to support learning and encourage learners to progress according to potential.…
4.3 Explain how assessment arrangements can be adapted to meet the needs of individual learners…
The purpose of this summary assignment is to discuss assessment methods, with the use of one example I use in practice; the influence numeracy and literacy have on the assessment tools used.…
5-7 Adequate effort. The student interacts with the text, but may struggle to dig deep. The student may circle and define unknown or challenging words. Margin notes show that the reader is using some reading strategies to improve comprehension.…
Assessment is a vital part of teaching that helps to enable learning all the time, which is why it is integrated into all lessons that I deliver. It allows me to promote motivation, focus and the ability to comprehend student’s needs, as well as providing feedback to students helping them to progress and develop at a faster pace. The purpose of assessing is to find out if learning is taking place.…
Due to an incomplete understanding of the topic, he is unsure wether he will be able to pass the…
Assessment should not be something that is done to somebody. The learner must be involved and feel part of the process.…
Points for action or further development (constructive comments to help the learner to meet the assessment criteria):…
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