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"Throughout the learning process, teachers and students intentionally gather evidence to inform teaching and learning. The teacher creates rich tasks, engages with the students in setting criteria, establishes exemplars, and leverages the power of questioning to allow for ongoing, timely, descriptive feedback to the students. This process assists students in moving forward toward their learning targets and goals. Students are encouraged to reflect and self-assess to build important meta-cognitive skills. Personalization lends itself to assessment as learning, where students participate in the setting of criteria and the design of inquiries, and self-and peer-assessment."
Considerations:
Considerations:
link instruction to assessment through formative assessment routines:
clear learning intentions
co-created criteria
observations
prompting questions and provocations
descriptive feedback
regular check-ins
peer feedback and self-reflection
conversations and conferences
Resources:
Resources:
Professional Books
Professional Books
Whole lesson examples with a primary focus that showcase the key elements of formative assessment in action.
Clarke, Shirley 2005
Dylan William presents the five key strategies of formative assessment.
William, Dylan 2011
Davies promotes further learning through descriptive feedback, reflection and setting and monitoring progress toward goals.
Davies, Anne 2011
This highly practical book describes five formative assessment tools in math and shows how teachers can make them a part of their regular planning and instruction.
Fennell, Francis 2017
Erken, Schimmer and Vagle promote six research-based essentials for assessment.
Erkens, Schimmer & Vagle, 2017
Marion small helps to identify the most important math to assess; construct meaningful assessments—both formative and summative—to measure student understanding; and provide students with feedback that is clear, timely, and specific.
Small, Cooper, 2019
A collection of assessment stories by educators across the province.
British Columbia Association of Mathematics Teachers
Webinar series on assessment and the redesigned grades 10–12 curriculum. Presenter, Tom Schimmer, is a B.C.-based assessment author and former B.C. teacher and administrator.
Articles/Publications
Articles/Publications
The following articles connect instruction with formative assessment strategies.
classroom assessment.pdfCBS_AskingEffectiveQuestions.pdfAligning Assessment to Brain Science.pdfFive_Key Strategies.pdfFormative assessment book mark.pdf10_nctm_nr_assessment.pdfB.C. Ministry of Education Documents
B.C. Ministry of Education Documents
Supporting-Self-Assessment.pdfGoogle Sites
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