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Formative Assessment

This document discusses different types of assessment used in education. It describes formative assessment as assessment conducted during instruction to inform teaching and help students improve. Summative assessment evaluates student learning at the end of a unit. Pre-assessment determines what students already know before instruction. The document provides examples of assessment methods and strategies for each type and emphasizes using assessment to drive instruction rather than solely for grading.

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(IN)FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Are You… ASSESSMENT SAVVY?  Skilled in gathering accurate information about students learning?  Using it effectively to promote further learning?
Objectives Understand the various reasons as to why assessment is essential in teaching/learning  Describe 3 types of assessments and identify the purpose of each (why)  Identify assessment targets (what)  Explain various methods of assessment (how)  Apply assessment information to current teaching experience
HOW DO YOU ASSESS? List some ways you typically assess students in your classroom. 1. 2. 3. 4.
WHEN DO YOU ASSESS? Traditionally, teachers have assessed students at the end of an instructional unit or sequence. However, when assessment and instruction are interwoven, both the students and the teacher benefit.
ASSESSMENT PROCESS Pre – Summative Assessment Assessment (Assessment OF Learning) Formative Assessment (Assessment FOR Learning)
PRE-ASSESSMENT  The purpose of pre-assessment is to determine what students know about a topic before it is taught.  Pre-assessment will help the teacher determine flexible grouping patterns and should be used regularly.
Pre-Assessment Strategies  Checklist  Student Products  Pre-test  Student Work Samples  KWL Charts  Show of hands/EPR  Graphic Organizers (Every Pupil Response)  Pre-test  Standardized Test Data  Student Discussions  Teacher Observation  Student  Writing Prompts Demonstrations  Writing Samples
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Assessments FOR learning happens while learning is still underway. These are assessments that:  are conducted throughout teaching and learning to diagnose student needs  plan the next steps in instruction  provide students with feedback they can use to improve the quality of their work  help students see and feel how they are in control of their journey to success
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT This Type of Assessment is NOT about accountability… it is about GETTING BETTER !!
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Seven Strategies Where am I going? 1. Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target
What Can Be Assessed? ACHIEVEMENT TARGETS Knowledge Reasoning Mastery Proficiency Performance Ability to Skills Create Products
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Seven Strategies Where am I going? 1. Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target 2. Use examples and models of strong and weak work
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Seven Strategies Where am I now? 3. Offer regular descriptive feedback. 4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Seven Strategies How can I close the gap?? 5. Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time. 6. Teach students focused revision. 7. Engage students in self-reflection, and let them keep track of and share their learning.
Formative Assessment Strategies  Conference  Learning Logs  Cooperative Learning  Oral Presentations Activities  Peer Evaluations  Demonstrations  Problem Solving Activities  Exit Card  Products  Graphic Organizers  Questioning  “I Learned” Statements  Quiz  Interviews  Response Groups  Journal Entry  Self-Evaluations  KWLs
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT This type of assessment is a successful end product and/or the fulfilling of the pre-stated objective.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT A summative assessment/evaluation is designed to:  provide information  make judgments about student achievement at the end of a sequence of instruction, (e.g., final drafts/attempts, tests, exam, assignments, projects, performances) It is a means to determine a student’s mastery and understanding of information, skills, concepts, or processes.
Summative Assessment Strategies  Unit Test  Performance Task  Product/Exhibit  Demonstration  Portfolio Review
The Assessment– Instruction Process Pre – Summative Assessment “finding out” Assessment “making sure” Formative Assessment “checking in” “feedback” “student involvement”
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used? ASSESSMENT METHODS Selected Extended Written Response Response Performance Personal Assessments Communication
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used? ASSESSMENT METHODS Selected Response Students select the correct/best response from a list provided Multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer, fill-in questions
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used? ASSESSMENT METHODS Extended Written Response Students construct a written answer in response to a question or task Compare …… Analyze…… Interpret…. Solve a problem and explain work… Describe in detail…
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used? ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment is based on Performances: *playing an instrument, observing a performance/product *carrying out steps in and making a judgment an experiment *speaking in a foreign language *working productively in a group Performance Products: *term paper Assessments *lab report *work of art
What types of Assessment Methods Can Be Used? ASSESSMENT METHODS Determine what a student has learned through *Responding to personal interaction with them journals/logs *Asking questions during instruction *Interviewing students in conferences Personal *Giving examinations Communication orally
Matching Assessment Targets and Methods Targets Selected Extended Performance Personal Written Assessment Response Communication Response Knowledge Mastery Match the assessments at Reasoning your table with the target and Proficiency method Skills Ability to Create Products
Classroom Assessments Some teachers Some teachers talk about: talk about: LEARNING VERSUS GRADES  Can these co-exist peacefully?  Should one receive emphasis over the other?
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS Formative Assessment:  Refers to what happens on a daily basis in the classroom  Provides teachers with information about specific next instructional steps for students: Assessment Drives Instruction.  Students know where they are at instructionally and where they need to go  On-going assessment provides continual feedback that helps students progress over time