5 Fantastic, Fast, Formative Assessment Tools
With tools like Socrative, Kahoot, Zaption, Chatzy, and Plickers, teachers can use tech for instant feedback about how students are learning…
Learning takes place in students’ heads where it is invisible to others. This means that learning must be assessed through performance. Assessment techniques can be broadly classified into two forms – Formative assessment […]
PACKAGE: Assessment and Evaluation (20 hours)
“I was very impressed with the quality and the presentation of the content – it made for an engaging and enjoyable experience.”
Successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is rooted in being able to identify the areas where students need support most, through effective processes of evaluation […]
Creating a Good Lesson Plan: Structure and Organization
A good lesson plan that is simple yet powerful is based on behavioral research that characterize well-structured lessons.
Start lessons by reviewing prerequisite learning. This can include a type of formative assessment.
Provide a short statement of goals.
Present new material in small steps, with student practice after each step. Simple student exercises after the presentation […]
Benefits of Formative Assessment in the Classroom
According to Lang, et al (2008), the formative assessment process came from educators working on ways to accelerate student achievement and help predict how students will perform on standards-based statewide tests.
The benefits of formative assessment is obvious in the classroom. The usage of formative assessments in class as a way to guide instruction […]
Definition of Formative Assessment
For years, the main reason students were given tests was to understand what they have learned and to grade them. However in the 21st Century, tests took on a new role – to determine what a student has mastered and to reshape instruction. Less emphasis was laid on determining a student’s grade.
The use […]
