https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g Education451: Getting to Know Students & Formative Assessment Strategies en-us 2019-02-17 21:58:28 UTC 2026-01-28 13:29:08 UTC hello@padlet.com emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332173271 Write 5 questions on the white board- they can include questions like "What is your birthday?". Hand out an index card to each student and have them write their name and answer the questions. Collect the index cards, and now you have a student dictionary. The student dictionary gives teachers quick access to basic information about their students. Works best with students in 4th grade and up. This focuses on personal and cultural assets for students.]]> 2019-02-17 22:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332173271 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332174340 Create a Bingo board for your new students. Fill the bingo board with statements such as, "Has a pet". Have your students walk around the room and talk to their new classmates and find people who match the boxes on their board. Once everyone has had enough time, come back together and discuss the different boxes. Ask your students about who's names are in their boxes. This is a great way to learn new things about your students while making it fun. You can also include a prize for the first person to get Bingo! This game works with grades 3rd and up. This is personal, community, or cultural assets based on what type of questions you ask. ]]> 2019-02-17 22:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332174340 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332174857 Place students in groups and have them share a few facts about each other. List questions to ask on the board. Give the students time to talk with each other. At the end of the given time, have each group come up to the front of the room and share their facts about each other to the rest of the class. This gives students the chance to talk with each other and learn some new information about each other. This activity is good for students in 4th grade and up. This focuses on personal, cultural, and community assets based on what kind of questions you prompt. ]]> 2019-02-17 22:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332174857 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332175177 This activity allows students to move around the room while sharing information about their likes and dislikes. Come up with a list of questions such as "Dogs or cats?" or "City or country?". Then read these options to your students and designate each side of the room as one of the options. Students will then move to the side of the classroom that matches their answers. This activity works well with 5th grade and up. This could be personal, cultural, or community asset based on what types of questions you ask. ]]> 2019-02-17 22:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332175177 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332175620 Have the students fill in the puzzle pieces in the sheet you give them. The questions you ask can be about their favorite things, places, etc.This activity is great for students from K-2 grade and allows for creativity. This can include personal, cultural, and community assets depending on the questions. ]]> 2019-02-17 22:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/332175620 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339607520 Students are given questions about topics learned in class. First, they have time to write down their answers individually. Next, they have the chance to talk with a partner about their answers. Then, the students have the chance to share with a bigger group or the whole class. This method can be used with grades 3 and up and this is formal quantitative or qualitative data collection based on the questions given out.]]> 2019-03-09 22:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339607520 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339607764 Students' knowledge of a unit/topic can be assessed through the whiteboard technique. If available, each student will use their own mini whiteboard. The teacher can place a question on the board for students to answer. When prompted, the students all raise their whiteboards at the same time. Teachers can then see which students are understanding the questions on the board, and who may need some more time before understanding the topic. Students in 3rd grade and up are able to use this method. This is informal data collection that can be both qualitative and quantitative based on the questions asked. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339607764 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339608052 At the end of class or the end of a lesson, students have the opportunity to address misconceptions for the lesson. Give each student a piece of paper and ask them each to write 3 things that someone might misunderstand about a topic. Have students share some of the misconceptions they listed and explain what would be the correct alternative. This helps students be able to explain a concept, improving their understanding, but also helps clear up confusion for some students. This is a great technique to use with 3rd graders and up. This is formal data collection and can be considered qualitative or quantitative based on the questions asked. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339608052 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339608484 Sometimes writing down what they have learned can get old for students. Try asking students to doodle what they have learned instead! This gives students the chance to display their learning while having the chance to display creativity. This is considered appropriate for 1st-5th graders. Qualitative data is collected with this formal data collection strategy.]]> 2019-03-09 22:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339608484 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339608814 Check for understanding with a warm up or a wrap up question on the board. Give students a few minutes to think about the problem or question, then ask them to write their answer on the board. Review the question/problem after everyone has written their answer up on the board. It is often fun for students to be allowed to write on the board during class. This data collection is informal and can be qualitative or quantitative. The students do not write their name with their response, however if they do, this activity can be changed to collect formal data.]]> 2019-03-09 22:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339608814 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609022 A fun way to allow students to use technology while assessing their learning is to make a Kahoot. Put together some multiple choice questions and create your own mini quiz. Students get points from getting answers correct and also gives them the chance to anonymously answer questions to assess their learning. If your classroom has access to laptops, iPads, or other technology that every student can use, this is a great technique to see how your students are doing! This is informal data collection, and can be used with 3rd graders and up if the technology is present. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609022 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609301 Place students into groups (size of your choice) and give them some questions/problems to work on together. After the groups have a chance to work together on all of the problems, give each student in the group a new number. Then, have students move to a new location with new people to talk about the problems they worked on earlier. This gives students the chance to hear other perspectives on how to answer the questions/problems. This formal data collection can be  quantitative or qualitative based on the questions given to the groups. This is a good strategy to use with students in 4th grade and up. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609301 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609598 Instead of giving questions or problems to students to answer, give each student a piece of paper. Then start a timer for 1 minute. In that 1 minute each student should write as much as they can about the topic that you tell them. This is a quick check of students' understanding. If possible, do this once at the beginning of class, and then again at the end of class. This will give a good idea of how learning has improved. This formal data collection is qualitative data because students are writing a short paper. This is a good strategy to use with students in grades grades 5 and up. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609598 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609796 Write a few multiple choice questions with 4 options for the answers. Then after a lesson, engage your students in some movement with a game of 4 corners. Have all of the students stand in the middle of the room, read the question out loud, and give them 10-15 seconds to get to the corner that corresponds to their answer. Be sure to label each corner with A,B,C & D, or make it clear each time which corner is which! This is informal collection of data that can be used with 2nd grade and up. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609796 emmaeldridge410 https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609990 At the end of a lesson, give everyone a sheet of paper. On that paper, each student should write down two stars, or things that they understood or liked learning about during class. Then the students should write down one wish, or something they aren't clear on or wish they knew more about. Have the students hand in their sheets of paper before they leave class. A great way for teachers to see what might still be confusing to students. This formative assessment tool can be used with grades 5 and up This formal data collection is qualitative. ]]> 2019-03-09 22:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emmaeldridge410/68819ze1tq9g/wish/339609990