o verview of formative assessment techniques

overview of formative assessment techniques carol hurney

formative adjective of and relating to a person’s development synonyms developmental growing malleable Impressionable determining influential shaping

formative assessment – my journey gbio103 – contemporary biology non-science majors 35 different majors freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors general education 60-75 students per section

before – during– after lectures small groupactivities in-class activities individual activities case studies

before– during – after readings in-class activities projects out-of-class activities

i graded everything i expected them to read

beforeduringafter in-class activities out-of-class activities

1 2 3 4 5 a balanced approach readings warm – ups tutorials review warm-ups customize class opening activity clicker questions class activities interactive lectures clicker questions closing activity customize warm-up readings warm – ups projects

the possibilities are endless… class discussions reflection journal reading journals in-class writing homework sets discussion questions interactivelectures wiki small groupactivities out-of-class observations blogs demos peer instruction read cats individual activities peer critique tutorials case studies online quizzes reflection tasks

designing formative assessments there are no rules

before the exam before the paper what do you want to know about your students’ learning? what do your students want to know about their learning?

types of formative assessments surveys – christine high-tech – jenny Low-tech – carol peer assessment techniques – alix cooperative learning – janet

o verview of formative assessment techniques