Formative vs. Summative EdCamp

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

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 may be preplanned or created “on the fly.”

• True – Questions and discussions can arise spontaneously and influence instruction.
• False – They must be preplanned questions in order to be considered FA.

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.

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

• A.  Data is reported
• B.  Data is used to influence instruction
• C.  Data changes curriculum mapping
• D.    A & C

Exit ticket

• Formative
• Summative

Usually "high stakes" such as a midterm exam, final unit project, recital/performance, unit test

• Formative
• Summative

Click all that apply. Which of the following activities are formative assessments?

• Think pair share

• End of unit test

• 3-2-1 countdown

• Project