Focus on Formative Assessment Newsletter

Focus on Formative Assessment Newsletter - a good read.

Podcasts on Formative Assessment

Listen to two podcasts on formative assessment.

1. The Culture of Formative Assessment (21:38)
2. Formative Assessment: Debunking the Myths (21:13)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: EXAMPLES OF PRACTICE

Examples of Formative Assessment

When incorporated into classroom practice, the formative assessment process provides information needed to adjust teaching and learning while they are still happening.  The process serves as practice for the student and a check for understanding during the learning process.  The formative assessment process guides teachers in making decisions about future instruction.  Here are a few examples that may be used in the classroom during the formative assessment process to collect evidence of student learning.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: EXAMPLES OF PRACTICE - pdf

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Using Reading Prompts to Encourage Critical Thinking

Using Reading Prompts to Encourage Critical Thinking - Check out questions you can ask to encourage critical thinking and formatively assess at the same time.   

Rog Lucido: Student Learning Can Only be Described, Not Measured

Rog Lucido: Student Learning Can Only be Described, Not Measured - click to read the article.  

Curiosity as a Learning Outcome

Curiosity as a Learning Outcome- What's your opinion- check out the article to see if you have the same point of view of the author.

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