Formative Assessments

Using assessments formatively requires that teachers elicit _______ in the most useful way to allow for easier interpretation and inferences.

• knowledge

• evidence

• achievement

Teachers use formative assessments to make _______ decisions rather than evaluative ones.

• wise

• instructional

• comprehendible

Teachers commonly initiate formative assessment interactions by posing questions. Ideally, they design these questions to expose the gap between what students know and what they need to know to generate teachable moments, allowing them to introduce interventions that then lead to further learning.

• True

• False

______ tells students they can, even if not right now.

• Yet

• Feedback

• Assessments

What makes an assessment formative is the action the teacher takes based on the results.

• False

• True

Formative and summative assessment work together to create a balanced, accurate picture of what students _____, ______, and ____________.

• know, don't know, and inferenced achievement gaps

• know, comprehend, and inferenced achievement gaps

• know, understand, and are able to do

• know, don't know, and are able to do

This formative assessment is an example of _______ formative assessment method.

• observation

• whole-group

• rapid-response digital quiz

• back channel

Student portfolios are a powerful way to gather evidence of learning, monitoring progress, and reveal the formative process with assessment and feedback for students and parents alike.

• False

• True

Formative assessment data should reveal areas of _______ that lay the foundation for future _________ and ________.

• growth

• instruction

• understanding

• practice

Do I need to provide a grade for each formative assessment?

• Yes

• No