Wed, May 02, 2012 12:44 PM in Savannah-Chatham K-5 Science Endorsement
Article: Assessing for Science Learning
Using formative assessment seems like a "no-brainer" to us, but it is not commonly used in the science classroom. The use of pre and post assessment is common at the beginning and end of a unit, but to assess during the unit instruction is a different kettle of fish entirely. However, formative assessment can be used as a way to fine-tune the learning pro...
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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 4:08 PM in SCCPSS- Less Talk but Better Feedback
John- I never thought to look to sports coaches for good feedback methods...good idea!
Ellen- you are right that most students are better at offering feedback in a variety of ways...we don't want to force those square pegs into those round holes.
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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 4:04 PM in SCCPSS- Less Talk but Better Feedback
Teachers spend most of their work day offering some type of feedback to their students. This feedback may be written, as in teacher commentary, or verbal. However, some of the feedback we give to students is not really feedback, at all. Teacher responses such as good job, right, wrong, yes, and no do not provide students with a true idea of the value of their response or work. These short and vagu...
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