Explore various assessments such as daily spelling, writing, and summative assessments.
The professional development resources provide an overview of the different types of assessments and their purposes, how the assessments are used to drive instruction, and where they are located throughout the curriculum. Unit and lesson assessments are used to gauge student understanding and application of the Skills and Knowledge units and domains.
Assessments are available in the following formats:
- Daily assessments:
- Checks for understanding which monitors class progress towards mastery of aligned primary focus objectives.
- Formative assessments, such as an Exit Pass, determines individual student and class mastery of aligned primary focus objectives.
- Spelling assessments determines individual student and class mastery of identified aligned primary focus objectives.
- Writing assessments determines individual student and class mastery of identified aligned primary focus objectives.
- Summative assessments:
- Mid- and end-of-unit/domain assessments evaluate student mastery of literacy skills, knowledge, and vocabulary covered in the first half of the unit or domain.
- Benchmark Assessments evaluates all students for grade level content at various points through out the school year such as beginning, middle, and end of the year.
Exit Pass for Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program, grade 3, Unit 9, Lesson 3
Grading expectations typically vary across districts and campuses. We encourage districts and campuses to work together to develop common policies about grading practices for each subject area and program. To do so, examine unit and lesson objectives, formative and summative assessments, and additional student activities to identify scoring and grading opportunities.
To learn more, visit the Professional Learning site from learning.amplify.com. Click on Professional Learning, then Assessments to access your grade level resources.
