Using Formative and Alternative Assessments to Su

According Tricia Britton, "Learning must be monitored, and formative assessment is a process, not an end product. Used effectively, formative assessment monitors student learning." She discu... See More

According Tricia Britton, "Learning must be monitored, and formative assessment is a process, not an end product. Used effectively, formative assessment monitors student learning." She discusses her initial ideas of how she used formative assessments in her classroom. She then further showed how she developed it into a more effective model to help her monitor and address issues where students needed more practice or reteaching. She offers rubrics to grade with, a list of possible products as alternate assessments, and pictures of some student made projects. I especially liked the alternative assessment list. This is an article that would be a great read for both Elementary and Middle school teachers.

Using Formative and Alternative Assessments

A wide variety of assessments are discussed in this article, including pretests designed to access prior knowledge and identify misconceptions, homework and “three quick questions” to evalua... See More

A wide variety of assessments are discussed in this article, including pretests designed to access prior knowledge and identify misconceptions, homework and “three quick questions” to evaluate student comprehension throughout the teaching unit, and alternative assessments as a way of allowing students to demonstrate their knowledge. A rubric is included for teachers who would like to incorporate alternative assessments into their classroom. The practical approaches discussed in the article will assist teachers with implementing assessments that will inform instruction and measure student learning.

Different Models of Formative Assessment

The author introduces several strategies that she uses in her classroom to formatively assess her students. She also provides a rationale for using each strategy and when it is most appropri... See More

The author introduces several strategies that she uses in her classroom to formatively assess her students. She also provides a rationale for using each strategy and when it is most appropriate to be used. Article provides a fresh perspective some common formative assessments that are used in classrooms.

Using Formative and Alternative Assessments to Su

This article provdes the background and ideas for a teacher to begin using formative assessments in the classrom. The author is showing us how she used some traditional assessment in a forma... See More

This article provdes the background and ideas for a teacher to begin using formative assessments in the classrom. The author is showing us how she used some traditional assessment in a formative way. It would have been nice to have a specific example detailing how she changed her instruction when she had a small group of students when they were struggling with concepts.