Quiz on Dylan Wiliam's Five Formative Assessment Strategies

Which of the following is NOT a formative assessment?

• Providing feedback that moves learners forward

• Engineering effective classroom discussions, tasks and activities

• Using a standardised test

• Clarifying, understanding, and sharing learning intentions

What is the main focus of the strategy 'Providing feedback that moves learners forward'?

• Improving students' emotional well-being

• Enhancing teacher evaluations

• Increasing the amount of homework

• Changing students' capacity to produce better work

What is essential for independent learning?

• Using technology in the classroom

• Having a strict teacher

• Participating in extracurricular activities

• Knowing the learning intentions very well

What does the strategy 'Activating students as learning resources for one another' aim to achieve?

• Reducing teacher workload

• Increasing student interactions with knowledge

• Eliminating group work

• Focusing solely on individual learning

Which concept is linked to 'Engineering effective classroom discussions, tasks and activities'?

• Standardized testing

• Teacher-centered learning

• Homework assignments

• Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction

What is a key element of feedback according to Dylan Wiliam?

• It should be given only at the end of the term

• It should suggest actions students can take

• It should boost students' emotional well-being

• It should be purely technical

What does the strategy 'Activating students as owners of their own learning' emphasize?

• Setting broad life goals

• Avoiding self-assessment

• Focusing on short-term learning goals

• Relying on teacher feedback

Which of the following is a benefit of students acting as learning resources for one another?

• It creates bottlenecks in classroom interactions

• It increases the frequency of student interactions with knowledge

• It reduces the need for teacher involvement

• It focuses on individual learning

What is the role of 'clarifying, understanding, and sharing learning intentions' in formative assessment?

• To ensure students know what excellence looks like

• To increase the amount of homework

• To focus on teacher evaluations

• To reduce classroom discussions

What is a common misconception about formative assessment strategies according to the text?

• They are too difficult to implement

• They are already embedded in day-to-day practice

• They are only for advanced students

• They are not effective