High Quality Assessment

1. What is formative assessment?

It is the feedback students receive from teachers and other adults, peers, or self-assessment in a timely, specific, and task-focused manner.


2. What is the CENTRAL purpose of formative assessment?

Formative assessment always puts student learning at the center and it allows students to closely evaluate their own work.


3. Connect a best practice in formative assessment to one research-based strategy.

The researched-based strategy of providing feedback directly connects to formative assessment because you are essentially providing students with specific detailed feedback that will allow them to better themselves and what they are doing.



4. Give an example of how a specific assessment can be used formatively and summatively.

The article mentioned a rubric being formative and summative by telling students what is expected and then using it to assign a grade.



5. Give an example from your field placement related to formative assessment and timing.

In my clinical, the students are frequently asked to complete journal writings. Depending on how much time is available they might be assigned 2 a week, but they work on these throughout a span of a few days, giving them time to revisit their thoughts and edit their work before it is actually assessed. Throughout the process the students receive formative feedback when we check their journals for progress and help them elaborate on the ideas they have.


6. What are some strategies to help formative assessment be more effective when providing students with feedback?

Formative assessment focuses to the task rather than the student themselves. This helps them understand exactly what is expected of them in the project they are completing.



7. Name two advantages to high quality formative assessment.

Formative assessment causes increased feelings of confidence and control in students and also helps teacher identify students who may be struggling in a certain area or students who are misconceived.


8. What are some challenges to implementing high quality formative assessment?

It is hard to distinguish between high-quality formative assessment and assessment that is not fully developed. Another challenge is getting support for teachers using this type of assessment.