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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

As students move through a lesson, some acquire information and skills more quickly than others. We must collect formative assessment data in each lesson to understand our students’ progress and respond to their needs. The goals of formative assessment include: Build regular informal assessments into each lesson to collect data.

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Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research

Edsurge

So a group of professors recently performed a meta-analysis to try to assess how well flipped learning is working. The far-reaching meta-analysis considered flipped learning experiments done in elementary schools, high schools and colleges, with the bulk of the studies in the higher ed setting.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The aspect of teaching that is hard to replicate in the online environment is the teachers’ ability to collect informal data by merely listening and observing. 2 Assess Prior Knowledge.

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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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20 Ways to Assess Prior Knowledge

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This foundational knowledge, known as ‘prior knowledge’, plays a pivotal role in shaping how students perceive, understand, and interact with new information. Prior knowledge refers to the information, concepts, skills, and attitudes that students have acquired before encountering new learning material.

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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments. As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . What Are Summative Assessments Vs. Formative Assessments. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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How we reached student success with assessment proficiency

eSchool News

We use observations, quick formative assessments, longer summative assessments, and long-term benchmark assessments. The problem is that these assessments come in a variety of ways, depending on where you teach. Many districts utilize pre-built assessments from curricular resource companies. The short answer is no.