Mon, Jun 27, 2016 4:01 PM in assessing students
This book chapter offers similar insight to the article you posted earlier, Rich. I especially enjoyed the suggestion to incorporate "On-the-Fly" Formative Assessment. Teachable moments occur all the time in the classroom. For example, while a teacher is circulating between small "groups to listen in on conversations and make suggestions that give students new ideas to think about." This gives the...
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Mon, Jun 27, 2016 2:25 PM in assessing students
Dr. Erik,
Have you used this active assessment book before in your classroom? If so, how effective was it with your students?
By chance do you know if there is a middle school version of this text?
Thanks!
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Mon, Jun 27, 2016 2:21 PM in assessing students
The webinar I attached below is a useful when trying to distinguish what is an is not an effective formative assessment. The author of the webinar makes it clear that if the results of the formative assessment are not being used to shape student learning, the teacher is using the assessment incorrectly. One way to effectively formatively assess students is through the use of clickers (or paper pl...
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