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Formative assessment is an essential part of instructional integrity and the learning process. Formative assessment refers to tasks or tools used to provide or gather information for teachers and students to improve teaching and learning. These are often informal and ongoing, but they do not have to be. The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student progress through a process of varied activities or events that provide consistent feedback. These types of assessments can aide teachers in measuring what students already know and directly guide them in planning their next instructional steps. Formative assessments can also allow for students to simultaneously identify their strengths as well as areas of weakness. This can lead to students taking ownership of their learning which can improve overall academic outcomes.
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Why Do We Use Formative Assessment?
Why Do We Use Formative Assessment?
This article from NWEA presents three reasons for using formative assessments and shares tips for implementation focused on virtual learning.
In this video from Education Weekly, a teacher defines formative assessment.
white-paper-formative-assessment-ngss-white-paper-joyce-tugel.pdfJoyce Tugel discusses how formative assessment can help teachers understand how their students think about science.
Professional_practice_note_6_formative_assessment.pdfIn this document developed by Professional Practice, the importance of formative assessment is examined and shares guidance for teachers to implement this as a key tool in their classrooms.
Role_of_Formative_Assessment_PreK-G2_Classrooms_White_Paper_061616.pdfThe role of formative assessment in Pre-K through 2nd grade is discussed highlighting key components of the process along with the use of technology to support the process.
Summative vs. Formative Assessment.pdfThe similarities and differences between formative and summative assessment.
How Does Formative Assessment Inform and Guide Instruction?
How Does Formative Assessment Inform and Guide Instruction?
This article from Validated Learning examines the importance of student engagement to boosting student achievement through informed and meaningful instruction based upon formative assessment data.
This resource from Getting Smart connects the practice of building classroom culture to how instruction is planned. With concrete examples, teachers learn how to make adjustments to become more student centered when planning based upon assessment data.
This position statement from NCTE offers suggested requirements of effective formative assessment and its impact on the quality of teaching and learning.
This article focuses on instruction, guided practice, collaborative, and independent learning with formative assessment as the foundation of instruction.
How teachers can use assessment to guide instruction on a consistent basis using varied tools and strategies.
Examples of Classroom Use Across the Grades
Examples of Classroom Use Across the Grades
60formativeassessment.pdfThis document can act as a helpful guide to determine the types of formative assessments to use during any content area lesson.
In this blog from Shake Up Learning, a list of 20 online formative assessments tools demonstrates the wide variety of options that could enhance the strategies many teachers already have in place.
This video from The Teaching Channel models formative assessment in action. The students participate in an engaging collaborative discussion during a 4th grade ELA period.
This resource includes 75 online tools to support formative assessment in the classroom presented by NWEA. Most are free but some come at a minimal annual cost for the user.
In this video from The Teaching Channel, a strategy is demonstrated that can save resources and time, along with build student confidence and promote independent practice.
This Google Slide presentation shares 56 different types of formative assessments using detailed steps. Many of these exercises can be adapted and differentiated to meet a variety of learning styles and grade levels.
This article from Edutopia shares seven different ways to use formative assessment in a virtual classroom. Additional resources are shared to support teachers in measuring student understanding even when they are online.
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