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Teachers continually assess student progress, analyze the results and adapt instruction to improve student achievement.
I regularly assess student progress in learning the curriculum by administering formative and summative assessments.
Below is an example of one formative assessment that was given to students. I use the results of these assessments to
guide my planning for future lessons and as an indication of whether or not I need to re-teach any material.
The artifact below provides an example of the variety of ways in which I assess my students. They are not only
required to answer questions in a written format, but they are also asked to visually represent the answers to questions on
assessments. For the assessment below, students had to demonstrate their familiarity with the content by drawing a
pedigree, or family tree, to depict the inheritance pattern of a specific trait. By asking students to demonstrate their
knowledge in a multitude of ways, I can assess their level of understanding. Once I have assessed their understanding,
I know whether we can move on to the next key concept or whether I need to re-teach a concept to select students or the class
as a whole.
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