Learning Targets• I will understand the difference between

formative assessment and summative assessment.

• I will be able to distinguish between the 7 Student-Centered Strategies of Formative Assessment.

Formative Assessment“Ongoing class process that provides information to teachers and students about student understanding that is used to guide and adjust instruction in order to enhance learning.” (Chappuis, p. 4)

What it IS:

•A process•An activity that takes place during the instructional practice

What it ISN’T:

•An instrument•An event •Final exam•Research paper•ACT/PARCC

It Can:

•Guide instruction•Improve learning•Accelerate learning

Clarifying the 7 Formative Strategies for Assessment

Where Am I Headed?

Where Am I Now?

How Can I Close the Gap for Students?

1 and 2

3 and 4

5, 6 and 7

STRATEGY 1: Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target

Example:

I will be able to identify

major muscle groups and their location.

Examples:

STRATEGY 2: Use examples and models of strong and weak work

STRATEGY 3:Offer regular descriptive feedback

Example:

“Evidence is for the most part

relevant, timely, memorable,

and convincing…”

STRATEGY 4:Teach students to self-assess and set goals

Self- Assessment Template:

•Where are you now?

•What is the evidence?

•SET A GOAL:

STRATEGY 5:Design lessons to focus on one learning target at a time

Example:

I can communicate using

past and present tense.

Students will give an oral presentation using present tense.

Example:

I can communicate using

past and present tense.

Example:

STRATEGY 6: Teach students focused revision

STRATEGY 7: Engage students in self-reflection, and let them keep track of their learning

Self-Reflection

What have you learned this unit?

How did you learn the material?

What worked and didn’t work?

What would you do differently?