I recently watched a great video that was put together by Common Sense
Media about formative assessment, formative assessment apps and how they can be used to further student learning.
When people
think about formative assessment, they usually think about feedback, but you can't give good feedback until you find out what's going wrong in the first place.
With all the education action around Standards - Based Instruction, Understanding By Design, Assessment for Learning, Grading for Learning, Project - Based Learning, Competency - Based Instruction and more, we need to have a frank
conversation about formative assessment and grading.
This special report aims to deepen educators»
understanding about formative assessment, what it is, and how to use it effectively to get good information about students» learning progress in real time.
Wiliam and Black reviewed the
evidence about formative assessment, audited classroom practice and described ways to improve the pedagogy within classrooms, including describing the key features required for its success.
The important
thing about formative assessment is that it is not a test, nor an instrument, but rather an approach to teaching and learning that uses feedback as its centrepiece in a supportive classroom context.
TLCs focus on collaborative learning, where teachers meet monthly for at least 75 minutes, with a standard structure incorporating feedback new
learning about formative assessment, and personal action planning.
-LSB-...] By: Paul Robb Everyone is talking
about formative assessment these days, and for good reason.
By: Paul Robb Everyone is talking
about formative assessment these days, and for good reason.
I'm talking
about formative assessments — that is, nongraded assessments for the purpose of informing instruction and monitoring students» progress toward mastery.