Explaining formative assessment in an easy way and interactive

1. Formative Assessment
The review of
Ward, P. (2014). Formative Assessment, In W. F. McComas (Ed.), The language of
science education (p. 43). Sense Publishers.
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2. Formative
Four Main Types of Assessments
⚠️Not to the type of student evaluation,
but to the timing of that evaluation.
Summative Authentic Diagnostic

3. TIME???? WHEN???
During Instruction
• In order for the teacher
to provide feedback to
students about their
current performance.

4. TIME???? WHEN???
During Instruction
• In order for the teacher
to provide feedback to
students about their
current performance.
Keyword:
TIMELY
Why so important?

5. Summative Assessment
In the end of
instruction
No opportunity to assist the
current group of students.
WHEN?

6. TIMELY FOR WHAT??????
Make changes in their
study techniques or seek
additional help.
Make useful changes in instruction
that could assist students learning
the current materials.
For students……
For teachers……

7. THREE MAIN ELEMENTS
1. An important way to enable learning and in particular
deep learning.
2. Feedback is the central component of effective
formative assessment.
3. The use of formative assessment may help to change our
existing assessment philosophy that places too much
emphasis on summative assessment.

8. TWO TYPES
1. Feedback from the whole
class for reaching the
learning goals
2. Teachers consciously
develop and implement
the activities necessary
to assess their students.
Planning
Formative Assessment
Interactive
Formative Assessment
1. Occurs during individual
student-teacher
interactions
2. Based on the ability of the
teachers to notice their
students’actions and
respond instantaneously.

9. Formative assessment provides teachers and
students with valuable information that can be used to
adjust the curriculum and to
assist students in learning the material successfully.
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