Formative assessment

analyse how formative assessment may impact on pupil’s progress. In either early mathematics or reading. Support analysis with observations and evidence from school experience. In this study I will critically analyse how formative assessment may have an impact on pupils’ progress in early reading. The first part aims to expound my knowledge and understanding of the perplexing term ‘formative assessment’ and its affinity to other assessment practices, theories and concepts such as ‘Assessment…

1. A. Blooms mastery learning approach involving formative assessments is what I believe to be an excellent way to track student learning. In the Guskey (2005) article Guskey informs the reader that Blooms formative assessment approach to mastery of learning is set out in a specific way. The teacher plans his or her unit of instruction. After some instruction is given to students the teacher will give a formative assessment to see what the students have mastered thus far. From there the teacher…

What is formative assessment? Formative assessment is an assessment tool used to provide immediate feedback to both the teacher and student, during the learning process. This assessment allows students to receive immediate feedback regarding their own progress and allows their teachers to know the best course of instruction continuing forward. (Chapuis, 2014) In order for assessments to be considered formative, they must occur alongside instruction and provide feedback that allows for ongoing…

Developmental assessments use a diverse array of procedures to collect information about the learning and instruction of children. These assessments help instructors create learning environments that cater to the needs of students, whether this is from birth to pre-K and kindergarten to age 8. Formative and summative assessment represents two types of developmental assessments with specific purposes. Formative assessment, otherwise known as assessment for learning, focuses on keeping track of a…

During my teaching career, assessment has played a critical role in ensuring that my students’ learning needs are being addressed. In particular, assessment for learning has provide me with on-going information as to how my students are understanding new concepts. When I first started teaching, the importance of assessment as a part of the teaching and learning process was not considered a priority. However, when I was introduced to formative assessment through the WNCP document (2010), I…

to determine if using chromebooks paired with technology enhanced formative assessments (TEPA) in class is helping my students achieve higher mastery of the content presented to them in class. Advances in the Modern Classroom After teaching for a few years in an underperforming district, our principal invested in a classroom set…

Assessment is universally acknowledged as a central tenet for the measurement of learning and attainment in schools (Wiliam D. , 2014). Over the last few decades, formative assessment, has been described as an effective means to support and measure learning, whilst promoting an inclusive classroom edict (Black & Wiliam, 1998). Formative assessment employs various teaching methods to gauge pupil understanding, measure progression and evaluate learning requirements. The overall process is…

Different assessments give teachers insight into students’ comprehension and aids in creating curriculum to meet students’ needs. Formative assessments allow teachers to measure how well students understand the material and gives the teacher an idea on what steps to take next (Parkay, Antcil, & Hass, 2014). This can be done at the beginning of a lesson to see what students already know or at the end of a lesson to ensure that the material does not need any extra coverage. If a teacher has not…

it to their posters? And where did they see it in the other groups posters? Did they think that themselves as systems would be able to interact and successfully trade? Or would their interaction end up without success? This was their final formative assessment for the lesson. I was able to gauge student learning and understanding by students answers and connections to the big idea and material (Snowman & McCown, 2013). Student were able to connect the content to the big…

actually formative (Sadler, 1989 and Gioka, 2006). Hattie (2009) and Melmer et al (2008), argues that teachers receiving feedback on pupils understanding and learning, which is used to adjust ongoing teaching is more important than simply providing pupils with feedback, as previously suggested by Black & William (1998). To effectively engage pupils in their learning, feedback needs to be linked to shared learning objectives (Harrison et al,2001 and DfES, 2004).…