Formative Assessment Ideas

Gauge student understanding with a quick poll at the start, end, or both start and end of a class.

No pressure quizzes which can be given anonymously or named. Can be developed over time.

Students examine their own work, or the work of a classmate in order to reflect on their learning.

Quick, kinaesthetic tool to get a snapshot of a group before, during, or at the end of a lesson.

Gauge student understanding with a quick poll at the start, end, or both start and end of a class.

This tool gets written data which can be used to gauge individual or group learning in your class

Passages with omitted words to check for an understanding of a variety of skills.

Areas where students can show their understandings in a variety of ways.

Students can all contribute to a task in order to connect ideas and demonstrate learnings.

Tool for gathering and organising large amounts of information into a short response.

Flipping the roles by having students compose and present their own questions.

Method for providing direction or inspiration for student responses to gather targeted data.