1.
What is formative assessment? Formative assessment FOR learning, not assessment
OF learning.
2.
What is the CENTRAL purpose of
formative assessment? The central purpose of formative assessment is student learning.
3.
Connect a best practice in
formative assessment to one research-based strategy. Providing feedback is a best practice in formative assessment. It is also
a research-based strategy. Feedback needs to be specific, instructive, and
timely. Best practices in formative assessment suggest that timing is an important
consideration when providing feedback.
4.
Give an example of how a specific
assessment can be used formatively and summatively. A rubric is an example
of a specific assessment that can be used formatively and summatively. Students
can use the rubric while they are working so they know what is expected. Then the
teacher can use the rubric summatively to give the students their grade.
5.
Give an example from your field
placement related to formative assessment and timing. My host teacher would have her
first grade students write sentences about a given topic. She would collect the
papers and make corrections without taking a grade. The students would get
their papers back the next class period and were to rewrite the sentences
before adding anymore. Once they had ten edited and revised sentences she would
then give a grade.
6.
What are
some strategies to help formative assessment be more effective when providing
students with feedback? Some strategies for making formative
assessment more effective are to use smaller, more manageable chunks, perform
the assessment and then move on to the next task. Provide detailed feedback
that helps the students understand what they are doing right.
7.
Name two advantages to high
quality formative assessment. Formative assessment helps identify students who
are struggling with particular tasks or operating under misconceptions. This
can lead to improved instruction that addresses student learning. For students
it offers increased feelings of confidence and control. Students who experience
this are more likely to transfer learning from one class to another.
8.
What are some challenges to
implementing high quality formative assessment? Some challenges are high quality
formative assessment is time consuming, requires a lot of effort, and many
teachers don’t know how to use it.
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