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Christopher, S.  Education Leadership, Dec 2007

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Christopher, S.  Education Leadership, Dec 2007

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“When homework is used as a formative assessment, students have multiple opportunities to practice, get feedback from the teacher, and improve. Homework becomes a safe place to try out new skills without penalty, just as athletes and musicians try out their skills on the practice field or in rehearsals. Effective homework is the rehearsal before the final event.”

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“The most powerful single modification that enhances achievement is feedback. The simplest prescription for improvingeducation must be ‘dollops’ of feedback.”

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"Academic feedback is more strongly and consistently related to achievement than any other teaching behavior.  This relationship is consistent regardless of grade, socioeconomic status, race or school setting.”

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Feedback is a word we use unthinkingly and inaccurately.  We smile at a student, say “Good job!” and call it feedback.  We write “B-” at the top of a paper and consider it feedback. We share a score on the state test with a student and his parents and consider it feedback.

But feedback is something different. It is useful information about performance. It is not praise, it is not evaluation, it is not a number on a standardized test. So, true feedback is critical –perhaps the key element – in effective learning.

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Formal Definition found in Transformative Assessment

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Formal Definition found in Transformative Assessment

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by W. James Popham

"Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students' achievement of intended instructional outcomes."

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Technology Tools for Formative Assessments Video

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