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Innovative Formative Assessment Strategies for Engaging Learning

Explore formal and informal assessment processes like using whiteboards and self-grading quizzes to enhance student engagement and boost learning outcomes. Discover practical tips, feedback mechanisms, and results that have shown improvement in student performance.

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Innovative Formative Assessment Strategies for Engaging Learning

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  1. I’m Engaged MSTA March 2012 Lynn Hensley

  2. Formative Assessment • “Formal and informal processes teachers and students use to gather evidence for the purpose of improving learning.” Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning, Jan Chappuis • Graded and non-graded • Short • Opportunity to practice • Provides feedback for students & teacher

  3. Whiteboards • 4x8 sheets at Home Depot/Lowe’s – cut to size for you • I use 18” x 24” so groups of 3 can work at their lab station • Use for warm ups, practice after teaching a new math problem, or review…sometimes followed by a CPS quiz • Circulate to keep students on task and answer questions

  4. HW Check • Students work at lab station to check HW answers • Key is at their station – they check while I circulate to answer questions • After they might have 1 or 2 more practice Q’s or a 5 question CPS quiz • More dialogue between students and more responsibility for their learning

  5. CPS • Use as a HW quiz grade since HW itself is non-graded • 5 – 10 questions • Review for tests – day before test they take a 10 -20 question non-graded “quiz”

  6. Self Grading • Students use a marker or highlighter to check their own work • Use for on-line labs, tutorial worksheets, and the occasional regular lab • Gives them immediate feedback and correct answers • They grade themselves pretty tough

  7. Results • Gets students out of seats for part of class • Students are more engaged, ask more questions, and seem to like it. • Small increase in chapter test scores • Midterm grades: 2% higher average score • 10% increase in those achieving mastery (75% or higher)

  8. Feedback • Most students enjoy the small group work, however…some get distracted and need reminders to stay on task • Some would prefer going over assignments as a whole class so they can hear everyone’s questions • Just about all like working with the whiteboards and having practice opportunities • All like the CPS test reviews

  9. Suggestions • Use colored paper so answer keys and practice questions are easy to see on lab tables so they don’t disappear • Colored paper on the index cards makes the question stand out • Laminate index cards and some practice pages so they hold up and you only have to make them once

  10. Cupcake periodic table!

  11. The End • My email: HENSLEYL@SLCS.US • Thanks to my Analytical Chem students for their honesty on the survey • SB-CEU code…

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