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Formative Assessments

Checking for understandingalong the way

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Essential Question

How can we use formative

assessments to increase academicrigor and student achievement?

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What is formative assessment?

A formative assessment is a toolthat teachers use to measurestudent grasp of the specific topicsand skills they are teaching. Its amidstream tool to identify specificstudent misconceptions and

mistakes while the material is beingtaught. (Kahl, Education Week,2005)

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Questions to ponder:

What do you assess?

Why do you assess?

How do you assess? When do you assess?

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Classroom assessment should

Give students specific information on theirprogress related to the learning goals

Encourage students to improve(feedback or

grade?) Be formative (useful, relevant) Be frequent (varied, manageable)

Chapter 5,Ahead of the Curve,

Designing a Comprehensive

Approach to Classroom Assessment

Robert Marzano

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What formative assessment did youbring?

Why do you bring this particular artifact?

How does it increase academic rigor andstudent achievement?

What are some other familiar examples offormative assessments?

Examples of Formative Assessments

http://formativeassessmentstrategies.pdf/http://formativeassessmentstrategies.pdf/

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Assessment should always

have more to do with helpingstudents grow than with

cataloging their mistakes.

Carol Tomlinson

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Categorize the list of formativeassessments

Assessment of Learning

Vs.

Assessment for Learning

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Assessment is todays means of

understanding how to modifytomorrows instruction.

Carol Tomlinson

http://harmony2.millersville.edu/cirql/stagetwo.htm

http://harmony2.millersville.edu/cirql/stagetwo.htmhttp://harmony2.millersville.edu/cirql/stagetwo.htm

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What are the key features

of formative assessment?

Relevant

Useful

Manageable Varied

Feedback (vs. grade)

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Challenges/Concerns:

2. What will you do for students who

do not do well on the formativeassessment?

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1. How can formative assessment fitin with a performance basedclassroom?

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One minute paper

How has your view on formativeassessment changed because ofwhat you learned today?