Chapter 9

Managing Classroom Assessment

Characteristics of Good Testing Programs

• Efficiency – time spent testing is time not spent in instruction

• Ease-minimize teacher time in preparation, administration, scoring, and interpretation

• Integration-develop routines that are integrated into instructional time to gather data on student performance

Managing Mandated Tests

• Explain purpose to students ahead of time• Have extra supplies available (e.g., pencils,

calculators (if allowed), etc.)

Managing Progress Monitoring

1. Establish testing routines2. Create assessment stations3. Prepare and organize materials4. Maintain assessment files5. Involve other adults, students, and

technology in the assessment process whenpossible

Data Displays

• Vertical and Horizontal Axes• Aimline vs. Trendline• Types of Graphs– Equal Interval (more common)– Standard Celeration

Equal Interval

Standard Celeration

Interpreting Data: Decision-Making Rules

• Four-point rule– If four consecutive data points fall below the goal

line, a change in instruction is needed

• Parallel rule– Trendline should be parallel or steeper than the

aimline to be meeting goals, otherwise a change in instruction is needed