Assessment

Teachers should use the same formative assessments every time.

• True
• False

Why is formative assessment important? 

• It is used to guide instruction
• Adds a grade to the gradebook
• Tells teachers who their advanced learners are
• Shows administration evidence of teacher planning

Formative Assessments must be graded.

• True – Students and their parents want a grade for all work that is completed.
• False – FA are just a snapshot of student progression and used to edit instruction towards educational goal.

Formative assessment is an assessment

• given before instruction
• for learning
• of learning
• that is fun

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of formative assessment?

• K-W-L
• Teacher Questioning in class
• Thumbs up
• Unit Test

Students must sign up for a Quizizz account in order to play a quiz

• True
• False

Why should I use formative assessment?

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

The primary purpose of formative assessment is to improve learning, not merely audit it.

• True
• False

Formative assessments should not be linked to the learning intent.

• True
• False

Effective descriptive feedback does not...

• focus on the intended learning
• identify strengths and areas of improvement
• suggests a route of action students can take
• give a final grade