Formative Assessment in Action

The Process of Formative Assessment Slide 1 (Heritage, 2010) Handout 1.4.1

Formative Assessment in Action Watch the video of teachers and students engaged in the formative assessment process on the next slide. Use Handout (The Process of Formative Assessment) as you watch the video. Identify when you see a certain component of the FA process in use. Write a brief description next to the identified component of the process. With a partner, use Handout to record information about the formative assessment process as observed in the video. Five videos are included in this lesson. You can choose to watch as many videos as you would like. We recommend that you watch at least two. Pause after each video to record your observations. Slide 2

Formative Assessment in Action Video 1 Slide 3

In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 4

Formative Assessment in Action Video 2 Slide 5

In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 6

Formative Assessment in Action Video 3 Slide 7

In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 8

Formative Assessment in Action Video 4 Slide 9

In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 10

Formative Assessment in Action Video 5 Slide 11

In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 12

Read the article Attributes of Formative Assessment before going on to Lesson 5: s_of_Effective_2008.pdf. Discuss your thinking about formative assessment attributes in your TLC. Use Handout to guide your conversation. Consolidate Your Learning Slide 13

Try It Out In the videos you saw of formative assessment in the classroom, teachers and students were actively engaged in the process of formative assessment. Use Handout to record situations/instances/events in your classroom where you or other teachers and students engaged in components of the process of formative assessment. Share this information in your TLC before starting Lesson 5. Slide 14