Indicator

I.F.3

Formal and/or informal assessment and evaluation procedures accommodate the range of individual differences among learners.

Definition(s) and/or Explanation(s)

Formal Assessment and Evaluation Procedures refer to techniques deliberately planned for use by the teacher to determine whether or not learners are progressing toward mastery of learning goals and/or objectives.

Formal Assessment and evaluation procedures are typically grade-related.0

Informal assessment procedures are methods used by the teacher and/or learners during the process of teaching and learning to see if learning is occurring and if teaching is promoting learning (VI.B).

Formal assessment and evaluation procedures include:

• quizzes
• graded worksheets
• performance checks
• tests
• home-learning assignments
• portfolios

Different types of test items include:

• multiple choice
• fill-in-the-blank
• matching

Classroom Examples

Elementary/Secondary

1. In a third-grade mathematics class, the PLAN specifies that the teacher will read aloud the word problem section of a mathematics test as learners follow. This procedure enhances the understanding of learners with reading difficulties.
 
2. To allow for individual differences among learners, a third-grade PLAN for a unit on plant growth cycles allows for the extension of time allotted for completing an exam.