Formative assessment

Examples of some of the formative assessments I will use in my unit are: Pre-tests and Surveys, Observation (hand signals), Discussion (observation), Graphic Organizers, Questioning, Unit Activities Handouts, and Exit Tickets. The Pre-test will also allow me to discover if students have any prior knowledge of some of the competencies and also concepts that may need to be retaught. I will use information from that assessment to guide my lessons in this unit and throughout the…

Abstract Successful Assessments can be thriving when educators have positive perceptions about assessments and willing to learn to use it. It is best for educators to research methods of instruction to connect and teach assessments in order to make lucrative curriculum for students. Conscious educators who provide assignments that students can invest and take ownership in their learning can enable them to be leaders of tomorrow. Teachers can use different types of assessments to connect with…

Different methods had been used with mixed results. As noted by Palomba & Banta (1999) “Assessment is the systematic collection, review and use of information about educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development”. In order to conduct an effective assessment the instructor should possess expertise in the two areas: formative and summative evaluations. The formative evaluations are conducted during the regular cycle of the class, while the summative…

This course addressed different assessment strategies, both formative and summative, to help me evaluate what students have learned in my classroom. The standard paper/pencil test to assess student learning is no longer the norm. There are various ways I can assess a student’s learning that will not take a lot of time or planning. Today’s advances in technology provide me with a broad range of different strategies. Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning. Indicator…

According to the article, Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation, one of the leading theorists, Carol Ann Tomlinson, defined differentiated instruction as “...a teaching theory based on the premise that the instructional approaches should vary and be adapted in relation to individual and diverse students in the classroom” (Hall, Meyer, Strangman, 2003, p. 2). Additionally, the authors noted, “The model of differentiated instruction requires teachers to be flexible in…

improve the program. There are two kinds of evaluation: formative and summative evaluation. Formative evaluation is conducted during the implementation plan and intends to improve the process of implementation; summative evaluation is typically conducted at the end of the implementation and focuses on the outcome to determine the merit of the implementation plan (Bowen, 2014). The evaluation of this project are completed within the scopes of formative evaluation and summative evaluation. At the…

testing is one of the many forms of assessment, these forms will be discussed briefly later. Predominantly in today’s public school,…

The advantage of designing a unit of work around this model is that the assessment tasks are designed before planning lessons for the key benefit of guiding students towards what is required of them in order to learn (McTighe, 2011). The learning outcomes or big ideas of this unit align with the ACARA (2016) and BOSTES (2016)…

collected prior to placement such as Oneschool information and previous assessment items assisted in the lesson planning by allowing me to identify not only the students’ academic levels to date, but also note that all students spoke English as their first language, none of the students identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and there were no students with disabilities (1.3 - 1.6 AITSL, 2011). The summative assessment for the topic, and curriculum expectations also informed the…

I observed some of my host teachers do the following: give students assessments, grade assessments, and use the results from the assessments to better assess the students. However, throughout my observation and/or assessment, I noticed that very few of the teachers use assessments to determine the impact upon learners. For instance, at the beginning of every math class my host teacher gave each student a diagnostic assessment. Then, she would teach the lesson and following the lesson give…