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Formative Assessment. Definition of Assessment. The process of gathering evidence about a student’s knowledge of, ability to use, and disposition toward mathematics and of making inferences from that evidence for a variety of purposes. NCTM, 1995, pg. 3. A. s. s. e. s. s. m. en.
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Definition of Assessment • The process of gathering evidence about a student’s knowledge of, ability to use, and disposition toward mathematics and of making inferences from that evidence for a variety of purposes. NCTM, 1995, pg. 3
A s s e s s m en t to A s s i s t L e arn i ng P ro m ot e Gr ow th M o n i tor i n g S tude n t sÕ P rog r e ss M ak i n g Ev a l uat i n g M o dif y Im p ro v e In s t r u c t i on a l P rog r am s D e cisi on s P rogr a m In s tru c tio n Ev a l uat i n g S tude n t sÕ Ac h i e v em e nt R e c o gni z e A c c o m pl i s h me n t Four Purposes of Assessment and Their Results(NCTM, 1995) Monitoring Students’ Progress Making Instructional Decisions Evaluating Programs Evaluating Students’ Achievements
Formative Assessment • Let’s get Dylan Wiliam’s thoughts about what formative assessment can look like. Play the video entitled “formativeassessmentdylanwiliam” • More thoughts from Dylan Wiliam…Read the NCTM Research Brief entitled Five “Key Strategies” for Effective Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment • With these thoughts in mind regarding key elements of formative assessment, discuss with your small group the following questions: • What formative assessment strategies have we used throughout the academy? • What formative assessment strategies do you use in your own classroom?
Formative Assessment • Look at the additional ideas for formative assessment practices on the next handout in your binder. • After reading and discussing your assigned strategies with your group, be prepared to share out one or two strategies, its benefits, and how you would use it.
Linking to Practice • Add any formative assessment strategies to your indexing lesson created during VCMPD Session 6.
For Next Session • Before the next session, teach the lesson you prepared with your grade-level team. • During the lesson take note of how students are working on the task (strategies, questions, problems, etc.) • Next session: Bring back 4–5 student papers.