Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment

The Basics

Multiple Select

Select the options that are characteristics of Formative Assessment

• Low or no stakes

• Improves instructional decisions

• Elicits evidence of learning

• Always provides an entry for the mark book

• Happens at the end of instruction

Multiple Choice

What are two types of Success Criteria?

• Product and Proficiency

• Process and Proficient

• Process and Product

• Preferred and Product

Fill in the Blank

When the instructor stops to assess where the learners are with respect to the material, he/she asks a

Poll

Is comment-only grading a valuable form of feedback?

• No

• Yes

Open Ended

Discuss with your table group the benefits of students feelig ownership for their own learning.

Have a similar discussion around the challenges of students learning to become self-aware learners.