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Assessments
The following are types of assessments that will be used within our school:

Daily
 * Diagnostic-Prescriptive Assessment Testing
 * "...quick diagnostic tests used to prescribe appropriate learning activities for a student or group of students."
 * "...assessments that a teacher can quickly...administer to determine ...student's level of mastery of the lesson's objectives."
 * Types
 * 1) pencil and paper test
 * 2) oral quizzes
 * 3) "show me"
 * *Embedded Assessment- assessments that are embedded into daily lesson plans and curriculum
 * "...learning activities aligned to objectives with **//criteria for mastery//** which enable a teacher to check mastery within the context of instruction."
 * "...students **//demonstrate//** a level of mastery..."

Weekly (k-3)/Monthly (4-12)
 * Unit Testing
 * Types
 * 1) Unit Quiz
 * 2) Unit Test

Monthly
 * Periodic Testing
 * "...administered for each grade level two to four times a year..."
 * "...[show] how students are progressing towards mastery of standards that will be included on state assessments."
 * Types
 * 1) DIBELS
 * 2) AIMSweb
 * 3) Running Records

Annual / Biannual (third grade OAT, Stanfords)
 * State Mandated Testing
 * "...state assessments and norm-referenced achievement tests [that] provide annual assessment of each student's progress and the school's progress by subject area and grade level."
 * "...most useful in making programmatic and placement decisions."
 * Types
 * 1) Stanfords
 * 2) OAT