MU Formatives

Why should you use formative assessments?

• to make decisions about current instruction
• to check for understanding of student learning
• to make decisions about future instruction
• all of the above

Formative Assessments should.....

• determine student mastery that helps guide instruction
• Have recorded scores
• be loosely aligned to standards
• Identify specific student competencies mastered

When are Formative assessments given?

• At the end of a unit.
• At any time during the unit.
• Only in the middle of the unit.
• Only at the beginning of the unit.

(T/F) Students are graded on every formative assessment.

• True
• False