https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45 11 Examples of Formative Assessments By Melissa Tamayo en-us 2016-03-03 22:06:18 UTC 2025-11-05 15:28:50 UTC hello@padlet.com mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98923288
After completing a lesson, I would ask the students for a written response about what we learned in class today. In their ticket out the door, I will be looking for key concepts/details that were covered in the lesson so that I can assess if they understood it. They would hand it to me as they leave the classroom.]]> 2016-03-03 22:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98923288 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98924349
A fun and creative way to assess students is by having them create a business card about a specific person they are learning about. On the business card, students would draw a picture of there person and add a description of the person. In the description, students would list any facts or accomplishments of the person. The business card is to be created as if the student were actually that person. ]]> 2016-03-03 22:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98924349 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98924896
With a KWL chart, students are writing what they already know about the topic in the "K" section, what they want to learn under the "W" section, and what they have learned in the "L" section. You can begin the lesson by filling in the "K" and "W" sections. At the end of the lesson, students will fill out the "L" section. 

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Kahoot.it is a great website that can help assess what students know. It is a website where the teacher can create quiz-like questions for students to answer. They will have 4 answer choices and a limited amount of time to choose the correct answer. This form of assessment requires students to have access to technology.]]> 2016-03-03 22:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98925568 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98926058
Geddit is a website/app that is similar to kahoot.it but more private. Students are able to answer questions privately without feeling pressured or embarrassed if they get an answer wrong. Teachers are also able to receive each students data and view what they may have missed. This data can then be used to either pair a strong student with someone struggling or to send the struggling student resources that will help them on their area of weakness. This formative assessment requires access to technology. ]]> 2016-03-03 22:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98926058 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98927007
This is a great assessment that can work in all grade levels. In the younger grades, the teacher can hand out a worksheet with a couple things within the same category and one that does not belong. Students will cross out the one that does not belong. In the older grades, the teacher can write on the board names of people or places they have learned about and one that does not belong. Students will need to identify on their own which does not belong and state why it does not belong.  ]]> 2016-03-03 22:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98927007 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98927743
With this assessment, students will list 3 new things they have learned, 2 things they still want to know more about, and 1 question they may still have. The teacher will collect these slips and can use them to determine what else needs to be addressed and what may need to be revisited. ]]> 2016-03-03 22:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98927743 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98928594
Exit tickets can easily be modified to assess students in grades like kindergarten and first grade. Rather than having to write about what they learned, students can be given an exit ticket where they circle the answer. For example, each exit ticket will have the same question at the top of it. The teacher can read the question aloud for the students and prompt them. Students will then circle the answer(s) on their own. ]]> 2016-03-03 22:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98928594 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98929057
Another great assessment for all grade levels is the red hand, blue hand, green hand. In this assessment, the teacher will ask a few questions regarding content learned in the lesson and students will raise a colored hand to answer. Students will need to be provided with these hand cut outs. A red hand means "no/incorrect", a blue hand means "I do not know", and a green hand means "yes/correct." This assessment will give the teacher a general idea of what may or may not need to worked on. ]]> 2016-03-03 22:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98929057 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98929501
In four corners, the teacher will ask the students a few questions and provide them with answer choices. Typically, there are four corners in a classroom. Each corner will represent four different answer choices. For example, corners can either be: A, B, C, and D, or they can be strongly agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree. The middle of the classroom can be left for students who are unsure of the answer. ]]> 2016-03-03 22:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98929501 mtamayo1 https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98929990
In this form of assessment, students will write a postcard to one person they are learning about. The catch is, they have to write the postcard as if they were someone else that they are learning about. For example, students can pretend to be Eleanor Roosevelt writing a card to her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt. ]]> 2016-03-03 23:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mtamayo1/9j8ui20uts45/wish/98929990