Formative assessment

Lesson Elements Observations/Notes Learning Objective • Group 1 o When given a list of 26 upper-case and 28 lower-case letters, the student will be able to identify at least 85% of the letter names correctly. o When the student is shown 25 sight word flashcards, the student will be able to identify at least 80% of the words correctly. • Group 2 o When given a list of 26 upper-case and 28 lower-case letters, the student will be able to identify at least 90% of the letter names correctly. o When…

engaged in lessons Week III Raise attainment and progress by more closely monitoring and core groups members. progress and attain higher grades Week IV Improve progress and attainment across all subjects by ensuring all teachers use formative and summative assessment to plan for learning. Develop critical thinking skills and give more opportunities to learn independently. April…

findings. Furthermore, it enables students to learn the topic trough discussion. Finally, the third component of my plan is individualized output which allows my students to write and demonstrate a command of the topic. This third part is often formative assessment;…

Introduction Assessment is the one of tool used by teachers as an act of gathering information and basics of the lesson to done to understand the learner’s progress and needs for improvements. The core duties of teacher in the classroom are to plan, prepare and to evaluate learners progress performed both inside and outside the formal school day. Assessment occurs following a lesson’s topic or a theme to give opportunities to show what learners know and what they can do. Teachers can assess in…

written test, so his best bet is formative assessments. By asking him to answer questions aloud, my assessment of his content knowledge will be fulfilled because I know that his attentiveness in class will allow him to be able to answer questions adequately. Therefore, I would give my students the option of taking summative assessments in a different way. I would either tier the complexity of the questions on an essay, or ask the students to complete their assessment any way they think would…

Signature Assessment Purpose of Study Assessment is important for the teachers to do because they need to know where their students stand throughout the school year. “A formative assessment refers to focused and ongoing evaluations, like the scores on quizzes or the observation a teacher makes. A summative assessment comes at the end of a course of study, when students become accountable for their achievement.” Graves, M. & Juel, C. & Grave, B. & Dewitz, P. (2011). Teaching Reading in the 21st…

Curriculum and Instruction Variables: 1. This classroom is quite small, containing a smart board and a white board. There were a few inspirational posters that displayed quotes from people such as Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi and Amelia Earhart. There was also a wall dedicated to the “Picture of the Day,” a warm up activity generally used to initiate conversation or introduce the day’s lesson. Since this is an upper school science classroom, there are several textbooks in the room covering…

I have never heard of this term before, I like this form of assessment because it is a formative assessment. This form of assessment determines how well the students understand the material that is being taught at that time. Whereas, the summative assessment, is an end of the unit assessment, and is an accumulation of all the material that was taught in a certain unit. Going back to the diagnostic interview, to me this assessment would probably make the students comfortable when it comes to…

The learning style assessment, in my opinion was very accurate with how I feel I study. The assessment consisted of a variety of questions that range from our everyday life out of school to the way we do stuff in classes. Some of the questions asked allowed you to choose multiple answers, which I feel they should have allowed this for the entire assessment rather than just a few. Once completing the assessment, it gave you a breakdown out of all three learning styles; audio, hands on, and visual…

This research focuses on the use of self-assessment strategies and investigates the question, “Can Student Self-Assessment Strategies Create Higher Achievement Gains?” Introduction In order to answer the first question, What is the effect of self-assessment/progress monitoring strategies on student achievement based upon end-of unit assessments?, a pre-test, post-test, and formative assessment data were collected from sixty sixth grade science students over an eight week period. To answer…