Assessment in teaching

Why I should use formative assessment?

• To make decisions about formative assessment

• To make decisions about future instruction

• To check for understanding of student learning

• All of the above

Teachers should use the same formative assessment every time.

• True

• False

Why is formative Assessment important?

• It is used to guide instruction

• Tell teachers who their advanced learners are

• Adds a grade to the gradebook

• Shows administration evidence of teacher planning.

Formative assessment 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 assesmment

• given prior to instruction

• used for standards based grading

• used during instruction

• given at the end of a unit

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

• K-W-L chart

• Thumbs up - Thumbs down

• Student Response Card

• Unit Test

The following statements, identify which of these are TRUE of formative assessment.

• They must always be graded

• They provide valuable feedback for teachers

• They provide valuable feedback for students

• B & C

What is required for an assessment to be considered a formative assessment?

• Data is reported

• Data is used to influence instruction

• Data changes curriculum mapping

• A & C

To be formative, assessment must include

• A written product

• A recipe for future action

• Norm-referenced criteria

• A graphic organizer

Formative assessment may be preplanned or created "on the fly."

• True - Questions and discussions can arise spontaneouly and influence instruction.

• False - They must be preplanned questions in order to be considered FA.