Formative Assessment

Learning Targets I can connect learning

targets to formative assessment

I can adjust my next instruction based on data from the formative assessment

Did they really get it?Remember: The focus

of instruction is not what a teacher teaches but what the students learn.

Formative Assessment Is…

Retrieval of information

Checking for understanding Teachers should pause frequently

(approximately every 15 minutes) during a lesson to check for understanding

Descriptive feedback from the teacher and/or peers

Another chance to interact with the information

Elements of Formative

Assessment Identifying the misunderstandings

Feedback

Student involvement

Learning progressions Where have they been and where

are they going?

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Your Turn What learning targets will you be

teaching in the near future?

How will you know that the students have mastered these learning targets?

What formative assessment(s) will you use to determine this?

How will students receive descriptive feedback?

What’s Next? How will I use the formative assessment

information to guide my instruction?

What seems to be a common misunderstanding in your students’ learning?

What if…

The Art vs. the Science of Teaching

Content knowledge

Instructional strategies for teaching content knowledge

Knowledge of students’ previous learning

Knowledge of assessment

Skills Teachers Need Create classroom conditions that

allow for successful assessment

Teach the students to assess their own learning and the learning of others

Interpret the evidence

Match instruction to the misunderstandings