Formative Assessments

What is a formative assessment?

• A resource to evaluate student learning

• A resource used to monitor student learning

• An assessment given formally

• An assessment which is always given a grade

Formative assessments must be given at the end of a unit?

• True

• False

Feedback needs to be given to students immediately.

• True

• False

Which of these statements is not a formative assessment?

• Think, pair, share

• Reading Response

• What stuck with you

• Unit Test

What do formative assessments benefit?

• Teachers

• Parents

• Students

• All of the above

When is it appropriate to use formative assessments?

• The beginning

• The end

• The middle

• All of the above

Summative and formative assessments should occur with similar frequency throughout the year.

• True

• False

What are summative assessments used to determine?

• Instructional methods and student feedback

• if students have mastered specific competencies

• Valid instruction

Formative assessments provide information needed to adjust teaching after you teach the unit.

• True

• False

Formative assessments are best described as

• Pre-assessments

• Ongoing assessments, reviews, and observations in class

• Cumulative assessments