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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Formative Assessment Probes

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Formative Assessment Probes. Robert Sparks NOAO October 13th, 2007. What is Formative Assessment?. Used to find out what students know and think throughout an instructional sequence Used to adjust and monitor learning

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Formative Assessment Probes

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  1. Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Formative Assessment Probes Robert Sparks NOAO October 13th, 2007

  2. What is Formative Assessment? • Used to find out what students know and think throughout an instructional sequence • Used to adjust and monitor learning • Tracks whether conceptual change is occurring • See if students retain previous knowledge TEST Pinon PRISE Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007

  3. Types of Formative Assessment • Individual, small group or class questions • Student interviews • Observations • Informal Conversations • Journaling • Performance Tasks • Tests and quizzes (maybe!) Pinon PRISE Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007

  4. What Makes it Formative Assessment? • Formative Assessment is used to • Modify the curriculum • Alter teaching • Provide feedback to students Pinon PRISE Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007

  5. Let’s Try A Couple… • Is It Melting? • Check the boxes on the items you would define as “melting” • Write a rule or reasoning that you used to guide your decisions Pinon PRISE Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007

  6. The Wet Jeans • Sam washed his favorite pair of jeans. He hung up the wet jeans on a clothesline. An hour later the jeans were dry. What happened to the water? Pinon PRISE Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007

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