Effective Pre-assessments
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“Effective pre-assessments can illuminate where students are now so that teachers can lead them to mastery.”
—Jessica Hockett
Ground Rules for Effective Pre-Assessments
- Administer shortly before the lesson or unit that will be taught
- Pique students’ interest in what they’re about to study
- Include just a few questions
- Be sure all assessments are accessible to all students
- Seek to discover what students do know instead of seeking to confirm what they don’t know
- Give students different and multiple ways to show what they know