Formative Assessments

Key Questions About Formative Assessment What are formative assessments? Why do we use formative assessments? (Rationale) When do we use formative assessments?

Why do we use formative assessments? Teachers who regularly utilize formative assessments are better able to: determine what standards students already know and to what degree (purposeful) Decide what minor modifications/major changes in instruction they need to make so all students can succeed Create appropriate lessons &activities for groups or individual students (differentiate instruction) Inform students about progress in order for them to set goals for improvement Common Formative Assessments by Larry Ainsworth & Donald B. Reeves

Traditional Instruction- Assessment Model Teach Teach Teach Assign Grades Teach Posttest

Instruction-Assessment Model With Data Analysis Pre-Assess Analyze Results Plan for Differentiated Instruction Post-Assess Teach Teach Monitor. Reflect,Adjust

When do we use formative Assessments?

Group Activity Each group will receive a lesson plan specific to their content area Read through the lesson plan Develop a pre-assessment that would correlate to the lesson Decide on a method for “checking for understanding” during the lesson Develop a post-assessment that would demonstrate whether or not the students achieved the Teaching Point

Share Out