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Formative Assessment Observations
Formative Assessment Observations
Focus Question: How does the teacher implement formative assessment and how does it influence
student learning?
Class/Teacher Year 11 History, Mrs Ashby
Timeframe 2:30 – 3:30 pm (period 5), core practice enacted during second half of the lesson 30 mins.
Focus Question: How does the teacher implement formative assessment and how does it influence
student learning?
Class/Teacher Year 10 Social Studies, Miss Hayward
Timeframe 2:30 – 3:30 pm (period 5), core practice implemented at beginning of the lesson – 15-20 mins
- After completing their last rotation Miss Hayward asks each group to share the three most important ideas from the station they are seated
at. 5 – 7 mins Checks students’ understanding, non-threatening, provides an opportunity to correct any misconceptions e.g. a
misunderstanding of theocracy was corrected by the teacher’s provision of a definition. Follow-up questions were asked to ensure
understanding. Following this Miss Hayward was content students had a thorough understanding of the different systems of government
and proceeded with a new topic.
Observation 3.
Focus Question: How does the teacher implement formative assessment and how does it influence
student learning?
Class/Teacher Year 9 Social Studies, Miss Hayward