A formative assessment is an on-going assessment, review, and observation in a classroom. Teachers use formative assessment to improve instructional methods and student feedback throughout the teaching and learning process.
What is the CENTRAL purpose of formative assessment?
The central purpose of a formative assessment is to help the teacher and student see if they are understanding the outlined goals and objectives.
Connect a best practice in formative assessment to one research-based strategy.
The teacher can asses their students by having a checklist with criteria listed. As the student meets criteria the teacher can place a check by their name to show they have met the criteria.
Give an example of how a specific assessment can be used formatively and summatively.
A rubric can be used as a guide so that the students know what is expected of them, and then it can be used to grade the final product.
Give an example from your field placement related to formative assessment and timing.'
Formative assessment can be challenging especially for the younger grades. Since I have Kindergarten it is usually the first time kids are in school and they need to be assessed appropriately. My host teacher cannot expect the students to come to school reading and writing, while some might be able to, most students cannot. My host teacher assessed the students at the start of the school year on what they know and been teaching the students all year to reach a goal and then be assessed again to see if they reached that goal.
What are some strategies to help formative assessment be more effective when providing students with feedback?
The feedback given to a student should be timely, specific, and task focused. The comments should provide the students with motivation to improve their work, not with the feeling of failure.
Name two advantages to high quality formative assessment.
One advantage of formative assessment is a way for students to self monitor and keep themselves on task. With the feedback being provided from the assessments they know where they stand and what they need to improve on. Another advantage of high quality formative assessment is that teachers are able to see if a student does not understand a concept, and help the student if their are not understanding the concept.
What are some challenges to implementing high quality formative assessment?
One of the biggest challenges to implementing high quality formative assessment is that they can be very time consuming.
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