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Monday June 17 2019
Monday June 17 2019
Formative Assessment
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Assessment Types
Pre-Assessment
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Jeff (1,2) Monica (1,2) Kiera (1,2) Patrick (1,2)
Elizabeth E. (3,4) Allie (3,4) Ellen (3,4) Sean (3, 4)
Elizabeth D. (5,6) Thomas (5,6) Brendan (5,6) Michael (5, 6)
Katie (7,8) Corey (7,8) Colin (7,8) Owen (7, 8)
How do I know if my students have learned?
What do I do if they aren’t there yet?
Clear Learning Goals
Formative assessment is
only formative if it informs
Inform and Adapt Formative
future instruction!
Assessment
Formative assessment
information drives Continually collect
changes to next lesson. evidence of student
thinking.
New teaching not reteaching
Clear learning goal Initial teaching strategy New teaching strategy
Students will know the formula for the Students copied notes and were assigned
volume of a rectangular prism. memorization for homework.
Students will understand the relationship Students worked in small groups to discuss
between a net and the surface area of a relationships between nets and 3D figures.
three dimensional figure.
Students will be able to use nets to find the Students were given nets and asked to find
surface area of three dimensional figures. the surface area of the 3D figure.
Your turn!
1. Analyze the lesson or unit you brought with you
today for places where you can include formative
assessment.
With the following partner, discuss the revisions you made. Your
partner will provide feedback to you.
Three Critical Questions for Effective Teaching and Learning
Feedback
Strategies
In These Ways… Recommendations for Good Feedback
Can Vary
In…
• Provide immediate feedback for knowledge of facts (right/wrong)
• Delay feedback slightly for more comprehensive reviews of student thinking
• When given
Timing and processing.
• How often
• Never delay feedback beyond when it would make a difference to students.
• Provide feedback as often as is practical for all major assignments
• How many topics
• Prioritize – pick the most important topics
addressed
Amount • Choose topics that relate to major learning goals
• How much about each
• Consider the student’s developmental level.
topic
• Select the best mode for the message. Would a comment in passing the
student’s desk suffice? Is a conference needed?
• Oral
• Interactive feedback (talking with the student) is best when possible.
Mode • Written
• Give written feedback on written work or on assignment cover sheets.
• Visual/demonstration
• Use demonstration if “how to do something” is an issue or if the student needs
and example.
Self-regulatory feedback
1. Goal-referenced
3. Actionable
4. User-friendly
5. Timely
6. Ongoing
7. Consistent
Feedback Versus Advice
You need more examples in your report.
You might want to use a lighter baseball bat.
You should have included some Essential Questions in your unit
plan.