[Solved] Yes or NO

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

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– ## ReadCluster14inyourtextaswellasthecluster14powerpoint.docx

– ## ReadCluster15inyourtextaswellasthecluster15powerpoint.docx

– ## EdPsyccluster14.pdf

– ## EdPsyccluster15.pdf

**## ReadCluster14inyourtextaswellasthecluster14powerpoint.docx**

Read Cluster 14 in your text as well as the cluster 14 power point. Then submit your typed response to the Homework assignment by the due date listed.

Homework Yes or No

Do you think homework should be assigned? Whether you say yes or no, provide an explanation as to why you feel that way. Then provide 1 reason for the other side of the argument (so if you said no to homework and explained yourself, I want you to also include why someone else may say yes).

**## ReadCluster15inyourtextaswellasthecluster15powerpoint.docx**

Read Cluster 15 in your text as well as the cluster 15 power point, then submit your typed responses to TESTING… in canvas by the due date. Please number the responses 1-6. I only need the responses.

TESTING…

1. Name one condition of a standardized test

2. Provide an example of a classroom assessment other than a quiz/test/exam.

3. Explain what it means if a student scores in the 76th percentile on the science portion of a standardized test.

4. What is the mode in the following list of scores? 62,75,75,83,94,94,94,99

5. What is the mean of the following list of scores? 62,77,81,82,95

6. Is this test that you are taking right now SUMMATIVE or FORMATIVE?

**## EdPsyccluster14.pdf**

Teaching Every Student

Cluster 14

Effective
Teaching

Clear Learning Goals

Effective Use of Time

Proactive and Caring Classroom
Management

Clear Explanations with Examples

Providing Guided and Independent
Practice

Frequent Checks for Understanding
with Immediate Feedback

Planning

Several levels- year, term, unit, week
and day

Reduces but does not eliminate
uncertainty in teaching

Must allow flexibility

Need wide-range knowledge about
students’ interests, abilities and
about the subject

Collaboration with other teachers is
best

Direct
Instruction

Systematic instruction for mastery
of basic skills, facts and information

Characterized by high levels of
explanation, demonstration and
interaction with students.

Effective
Direct
Instruction

Use a number of examples

Organize lessons- outline, objectives

Plan for difficult parts- anticipate student
problems, think of analogies

Strive for clear explanations- avoid vague
words, be specific, focus on one idea at a
time

Signal transitions- “now we will turn to”

Communicate enthusiasm- tell students
why the lesson is important

HOMEWORK

YES

Why do you think
homework should
be given?

NO

Why do you think
homework should
not be assigned?

Assign the right kind

Students must see the value in it

They must understand the
assignment

Must be held accountable for the
hmwk- check it

Seatwork

Often overused

Should follow up a lesson and give
students supervised practice with
feedback

Students should see the connection
between the seatwork and the lesson

“Does doing this seatwork help students
learn anything that matters?

Questioning
and Response
Time

All students should have experience
with thought-provoking questions

Helps them master critical thinking
and problem-solving skills

Teachers should wait 3-5 seconds
after posing a question

Wait time leads to longer answers,
more students likely to participate

Calling on everyone?

– Slide 1: Cluster 14
– Slide 2: Effective Teaching
– Slide 3: Planning
– Slide 4: Direct Instruction
– Slide 5: Effective Direct Instruction
– Slide 6: HOMEWORK
– Slide 7: Homework
– Slide 8: Seatwork
– Slide 9: Questioning and Response Time

**## EdPsyccluster15.pdf**

Classroom Assessment, Grading and Standardized Testing

Cluster 15

Standardized
Tests

Nationwide tests given under uniform
conditions and scored according to
uniform procedures.

Classroom
Assessments

Many forms: unit tests, essays,
portfolios, projects, presentations,
etc.

Formative
Assessments

Ungraded testing used before or
during instruction to aid in planning
and diagnosis.

Supports learning

Ex. Pre-test- Assesses readiness

Summative
Assessments

Testing that follows instruction and
achievement

Reports learning

Ex. Final exam

Reliability
Consistency of test results.

About the same score from one
occasion to the next.

Validity
Degree to which a test measures
what it intends to measure.

Informal
Assessments

Ungraded formative assessments that
help teachers make decisions.

Ex. Exit tickets and journals.

Scoring
Rubrics

Rules that are used to determine the
quality of a student’s performance.

Measures of
Central
Tendency

Typical score for a group of scores

Mean Arithmetical Average

Median
Middle score in a group of scores

Mode Most frequently occurring score

Standard
Deviation

Measure of how widely scores vary from
the mean.

The smaller the standard deviation, the
more the scores are clustered around the
mean.

Normal
Distribution

The most commonly occurring
distribution in which scores are
distributed evenly around the mean.

Percentile
Rank

Percentage of those in the sample
scoring at or below an individual’s score.

– Slide 1: Cluster 15
– Slide 2: Standardized Tests
– Slide 3: Classroom Assessments
– Slide 4: Formative Assessments
– Slide 5: Summative Assessments
– Slide 6: Reliability
– Slide 7: Validity
– Slide 8: Informal Assessments
– Slide 9: Scoring Rubrics
– Slide 10: Measures of Central Tendency
– Slide 11: Mean
– Slide 12: Median
– Slide 13: Mode
– Slide 14: Standard Deviation
– Slide 15: Normal Distribution
– Slide 16: Percentile Rank

**## EdPsyccluster15.pdf**

Classroom Assessment, Grading and Standardized Testing

Cluster 15

Standardized
Tests

Nationwide tests given under uniform
conditions and scored according to
uniform procedures.

Classroom
Assessments

Many forms: unit tests, essays,
portfolios, projects, presentations,
etc.

Formative
Assessments

Ungraded testing used before or
during instruction to aid in planning
and diagnosis.

Supports learning

Ex. Pre-test- Assesses readiness

Summative
Assessments

Testing that follows instruction and
achievement

Reports learning

Ex. Final exam

Reliability
Consistency of test results.

About the same score from one
occasion to the next.

Validity
Degree to which a test measures
what it intends to measure.

Informal
Assessments

Ungraded formative assessments that
help teachers make decisions.

Ex. Exit tickets and journals.

Scoring
Rubrics

Rules that are used to determine the
quality of a student’s performance.

Measures of
Central
Tendency

Typical score for a group of scores

Mean Arithmetical Average

Median
Middle score in a group of scores

Mode Most frequently occurring score

Standard
Deviation

Measure of how widely scores vary from
the mean.

The smaller the standard deviation, the
more the scores are clustered around the
mean.

Normal
Distribution

The most commonly occurring
distribution in which scores are
distributed evenly around the mean.

Percentile
Rank

Percentage of those in the sample
scoring at or below an individual’s score.

– Slide 1: Cluster 15
– Slide 2: Standardized Tests
– Slide 3: Classroom Assessments
– Slide 4: Formative Assessments
– Slide 5: Summative Assessments
– Slide 6: Reliability
– Slide 7: Validity
– Slide 8: Informal Assessments
– Slide 9: Scoring Rubrics
– Slide 10: Measures of Central Tendency
– Slide 11: Mean
– Slide 12: Median
– Slide 13: Mode
– Slide 14: Standard Deviation
– Slide 15: Normal Distribution
– Slide 16: Percentile Rank

**## ReadCluster14inyourtextaswellasthecluster14powerpoint.docx**

Read Cluster 14 in your text as well as the cluster 14 power point. Then submit your typed response to the Homework assignment by the due date listed.

Homework Yes or No

Do you think homework should be assigned? Whether you say yes or no, provide an explanation as to why you feel that way. Then provide 1 reason for the other side of the argument (so if you said no to homework and explained yourself, I want you to also include why someone else may say yes).

**## ReadCluster15inyourtextaswellasthecluster15powerpoint.docx**

Read Cluster 15 in your text as well as the cluster 15 power point, then submit your typed responses to TESTING… in canvas by the due date. Please number the responses 1-6. I only need the responses.

TESTING…

1. Name one condition of a standardized test

2. Provide an example of a classroom assessment other than a quiz/test/exam.

3. Explain what it means if a student scores in the 76th percentile on the science portion of a standardized test.

4. What is the mode in the following list of scores? 62,75,75,83,94,94,94,99

5. What is the mean of the following list of scores? 62,77,81,82,95

6. Is this test that you are taking right now SUMMATIVE or FORMATIVE?

**## EdPsyccluster14.pdf**

Teaching Every Student

Cluster 14

Effective
Teaching

Clear Learning Goals

Effective Use of Time

Proactive and Caring Classroom
Management

Clear Explanations with Examples

Providing Guided and Independent
Practice

Frequent Checks for Understanding
with Immediate Feedback

Planning

Several levels- year, term, unit, week
and day

Reduces but does not eliminate
uncertainty in teaching

Must allow flexibility

Need wide-range knowledge about
students’ interests, abilities and
about the subject

Collaboration with other teachers is
best

Direct
Instruction

Systematic instruction for mastery
of basic skills, facts and information

Characterized by high levels of
explanation, demonstration and
interaction with students.

Effective
Direct
Instruction

Use a number of examples

Organize lessons- outline, objectives

Plan for difficult parts- anticipate student
problems, think of analogies

Strive for clear explanations- avoid vague
words, be specific, focus on one idea at a
time

Signal transitions- “now we will turn to”

Communicate enthusiasm- tell students
why the lesson is important

HOMEWORK

YES

Why do you think
homework should
be given?

NO

Why do you think
homework should
not be assigned?

Assign the right kind

Students must see the value in it

They must understand the
assignment

Must be held accountable for the
hmwk- check it

Seatwork

Often overused

Should follow up a lesson and give
students supervised practice with
feedback

Students should see the connection
between the seatwork and the lesson

“Does doing this seatwork help students
learn anything that matters?

Questioning
and Response
Time

All students should have experience
with thought-provoking questions

Helps them master critical thinking
and problem-solving skills

Teachers should wait 3-5 seconds
after posing a question

Wait time leads to longer answers,
more students likely to participate

Calling on everyone?

– Slide 1: Cluster 14
– Slide 2: Effective Teaching
– Slide 3: Planning
– Slide 4: Direct Instruction
– Slide 5: Effective Direct Instruction
– Slide 6: HOMEWORK
– Slide 7: Homework
– Slide 8: Seatwork
– Slide 9: Questioning and Response Time

**## EdPsyccluster15.pdf**

Classroom Assessment, Grading and Standardized Testing

Cluster 15

Standardized
Tests

Nationwide tests given under uniform
conditions and scored according to
uniform procedures.

Classroom
Assessments

Many forms: unit tests, essays,
portfolios, projects, presentations,
etc.

Formative
Assessments

Ungraded testing used before or
during instruction to aid in planning
and diagnosis.

Supports learning

Ex. Pre-test- Assesses readiness

Summative
Assessments

Testing that follows instruction and
achievement

Reports learning

Ex. Final exam

Reliability
Consistency of test results.

About the same score from one
occasion to the next.

Validity
Degree to which a test measures
what it intends to measure.

Informal
Assessments

Ungraded formative assessments that
help teachers make decisions.

Ex. Exit tickets and journals.

Scoring
Rubrics

Rules that are used to determine the
quality of a student’s performance.

Measures of
Central
Tendency

Typical score for a group of scores

Mean Arithmetical Average

Median
Middle score in a group of scores

Mode Most frequently occurring score

Standard
Deviation

Measure of how widely scores vary from
the mean.

The smaller the standard deviation, the
more the scores are clustered around the
mean.

Normal
Distribution

The most commonly occurring
distribution in which scores are
distributed evenly around the mean.

Percentile
Rank

Percentage of those in the sample
scoring at or below an individual’s score.

– Slide 1: Cluster 15
– Slide 2: Standardized Tests
– Slide 3: Classroom Assessments
– Slide 4: Formative Assessments
– Slide 5: Summative Assessments
– Slide 6: Reliability
– Slide 7: Validity
– Slide 8: Informal Assessments
– Slide 9: Scoring Rubrics
– Slide 10: Measures of Central Tendency
– Slide 11: Mean
– Slide 12: Median
– Slide 13: Mode
– Slide 14: Standard Deviation
– Slide 15: Normal Distribution
– Slide 16: Percentile Rank

**## ReadCluster14inyourtextaswellasthecluster14powerpoint.docx**

Read Cluster 14 in your text as well as the cluster 14 power point. Then submit your typed response to the Homework assignment by the due date listed.

Homework Yes or No

Do you think homework should be assigned? Whether you say yes or no, provide an explanation as to why you feel that way. Then provide 1 reason for the other side of the argument (so if you said no to homework and explained yourself, I want you to also include why someone else may say yes).

**## ReadCluster15inyourtextaswellasthecluster15powerpoint.docx**

Read Cluster 15 in your text as well as the cluster 15 power point, then submit your typed responses to TESTING… in canvas by the due date. Please number the responses 1-6. I only need the responses.

TESTING…

1. Name one condition of a standardized test

2. Provide an example of a classroom assessment other than a quiz/test/exam.

3. Explain what it means if a student scores in the 76th percentile on the science portion of a standardized test.

4. What is the mode in the following list of scores? 62,75,75,83,94,94,94,99

5. What is the mean of the following list of scores? 62,77,81,82,95

6. Is this test that you are taking right now SUMMATIVE or FORMATIVE?

**## EdPsyccluster14.pdf**

Teaching Every Student

Cluster 14

Effective
Teaching

Clear Learning Goals

Effective Use of Time

Proactive and Caring Classroom
Management

Clear Explanations with Examples

Providing Guided and Independent
Practice

Frequent Checks for Understanding
with Immediate Feedback

Planning

Several levels- year, term, unit, week
and day

Reduces but does not eliminate
uncertainty in teaching

Must allow flexibility

Need wide-range knowledge about
students’ interests, abilities and
about the subject

Collaboration with other teachers is
best

Direct
Instruction

Systematic instruction for mastery
of basic skills, facts and information

Characterized by high levels of
explanation, demonstration and
interaction with students.

Effective
Direct
Instruction

Use a number of examples

Organize lessons- outline, objectives

Plan for difficult parts- anticipate student
problems, think of analogies

Strive for clear explanations- avoid vague
words, be specific, focus on one idea at a
time

Signal transitions- “now we will turn to”

Communicate enthusiasm- tell students
why the lesson is important

HOMEWORK

YES

Why do you think
homework should
be given?

NO

Why do you think
homework should
not be assigned?

Assign the right kind

Students must see the value in it

They must understand the
assignment

Must be held accountable for the
hmwk- check it

Seatwork

Often overused

Should follow up a lesson and give
students supervised practice with
feedback

Students should see the connection
between the seatwork and the lesson

“Does doing this seatwork help students
learn anything that matters?

Questioning
and Response
Time

All students should have experience
with thought-provoking questions

Helps them master critical thinking
and problem-solving skills

Teachers should wait 3-5 seconds
after posing a question

Wait time leads to longer answers,
more students likely to participate

Calling on everyone?

– Slide 1: Cluster 14
– Slide 2: Effective Teaching
– Slide 3: Planning
– Slide 4: Direct Instruction
– Slide 5: Effective Direct Instruction
– Slide 6: HOMEWORK
– Slide 7: Homework
– Slide 8: Seatwork
– Slide 9: Questioning and Response Time

**## EdPsyccluster15.pdf**

Classroom Assessment, Grading and Standardized Testing

Cluster 15

Standardized
Tests

Nationwide tests given under uniform
conditions and scored according to
uniform procedures.

Classroom
Assessments

Many forms: unit tests, essays,
portfolios, projects, presentations,
etc.

Formative
Assessments

Ungraded testing used before or
during instruction to aid in planning
and diagnosis.

Supports learning

Ex. Pre-test- Assesses readiness

Summative
Assessments

Testing that follows instruction and
achievement

Reports learning

Ex. Final exam

Reliability
Consistency of test results.

About the same score from one
occasion to the next.

Validity
Degree to which a test measures
what it intends to measure.

Informal
Assessments

Ungraded formative assessments that
help teachers make decisions.

Ex. Exit tickets and journals.

Scoring
Rubrics

Rules that are used to determine the
quality of a student’s performance.

Measures of
Central
Tendency

Typical score for a group of scores

Mean Arithmetical Average

Median
Middle score in a group of scores

Mode Most frequently occurring score

Standard
Deviation

Measure of how widely scores vary from
the mean.

The smaller the standard deviation, the
more the scores are clustered around the
mean.

Normal
Distribution

The most commonly occurring
distribution in which scores are
distributed evenly around the mean.

Percentile
Rank

Percentage of those in the sample
scoring at or below an individual’s score.

– Slide 1: Cluster 15
– Slide 2: Standardized Tests
– Slide 3: Classroom Assessments
– Slide 4: Formative Assessments
– Slide 5: Summative Assessments
– Slide 6: Reliability
– Slide 7: Validity
– Slide 8: Informal Assessments
– Slide 9: Scoring Rubrics
– Slide 10: Measures of Central Tendency
– Slide 11: Mean
– Slide 12: Median
– Slide 13: Mode
– Slide 14: Standard Deviation
– Slide 15: Normal Distribution
– Slide 16: Percentile Rank

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