Describe what is meant by the phrase "assessment for learning."

What will be an ideal response?


Assessment for learning is synonymous with formative assessment. Both terms refer to assessment as a continuous, ongoing activity that is woven into every lesson in order to monitor what students are learning. The results are then used to determine whether or not changes need to be made to what the teacher is doing in order to maximize the learning outcomes for every student.

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a. DRO increasing-ratio schedule b. DRO progressive schedule c. DRO increasing-interval schedule d. DRO variable-duration schedule

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a. the birth rate b. aging population c. illness d. skilled nursing care

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A literacy coach defining the term sight word confusions in an inservice session might say

A. these are miscues students make on very similar words. B. these are errors limited to boundary letters. C. these are reading behaviors seen before formal instruction begins. D. these are miscues resulting from using word identification instead of word recognition.

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