When Mrs. Adams tests her students to determine what prefixes and suffixes they still do not know so she can teach them in the s
mall afternoon group, what type of assessment is she using? a) diagnostic assessment.
b) high-stakes assessment.
c) progress monitoring.
d) universal screening assessment.
In psychology and education, a diagnostic assessment is a form of test that is done before teaching the actual topic to help the teacher <u>determine the weakness and strengths of the students</u>, in other words, to determine what they already know so the teacher knows <u>where to start the lesson and plan the lessons based on the group needs.</u>
In this example, Mrs. Adams tests her students to determine what prefixes and suffixes they still do not know so she can teach them in the small afternoon group. <u>We can see that she is trying to determine what their students don't know (their weaknesses) so she can plan her afternoon lessons better.</u> Therefore, this would be an example of a diagnostic assessment.
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