Formative Assessment with Nearpod

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Compare Formative & Summative Assessment

Read the articles below to learn more about assessment.  Click the link to visit the host site for each article, or click the image to view a PDF version of the articles.

7 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment _ Edutopia.pdf.pdf
Formative vs. Summative Assessments_ What's the Difference_.pdf

Identify Nearpod Features that Support Assessment

Use for whiteboard practice, compare and contrast, diagraming and more. 

Perfect activity for students to activate prior knowledge or check for understanding.

Perfect for a fun exit ticket or review.  

Quickly know who understands and who does not as well as assess what topics need to be retaught. 

Add questions at any point in the video to gauge students' engagement and understanding. 

Learn about student interests and opinions.  

Great tool for class discussion. Teacher can choose from many setting to adjust the board to meet class needs.

Let every student answer questions every time.  Can be added to a presentation on the fly.

Here is an example of a formative assessment from a  Nearpod lesson on Plate Tectonics. To get more ideas about how to use Nearpod for formative assessment, add this lesson to your library and then explore.