https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3 Scroll down for various activities to use as learning assessments, aka formative assessments. Sources are provided and linked in each post, as well as additional learning resources. Select one to apply in your unit. en-us 2021-01-01 06:23:14 UTC 2025-11-07 21:20:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6f4.png katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048036001 Before starting, what do students know? How can I use learning assessments to help me understand where students are at the start of a unit? ]]> 2021-01-01 06:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048036001 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048036596 Develop a multiple choice question will carefully designed answers to help you see the different levels of understanding. Work with a colleague since this can be challenging.
Source: National Council on Measurement

]]> 2021-01-01 06:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048036596 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048038278 As a formative assessment, these can be used in a variety of ways. Consider before starting that students might need training in how to build these and creating your own first with some fill in, or allow students to add to a basic map through the unit, could be a way to help them develop this skill. 

According to the Center for Teaching, the following concept map strategies can be used as formative assessment:
- Have students map previously assigned readings
- Have students map their small-group discussions of a given topic
- Have students map a summary of a given set of class periods
- Have students map topics that they don’t quite understand or would like to know more about (these maps should be addressed in small- or large-group discussions) 
Sources: https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/sites/teach.its.uiowa.edu/files/docs/docs/Assessing_and_Evaluating_Concept_Maps_ed.pdf
http://archive.wceruw.org/cl1/flag/cat/conmap/conmap7.htm
https://www.ncme.org/resources/formative

Or click below to start simple!]]> 2021-01-01 06:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048038278 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048044899 Ask students to share their perceptions of understanding of a concept. Consider how to plan this before using it to strategically check which concepts or skills might need to review. This also falls under the peer assessment/self assessment section next.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7RQoO3gwTCd0EHdJMlPhV6E2NDmC1gn/view?usp=sharing]]> 2021-01-01 06:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048044899 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048082178 Sometimes it helps to know what others think of the work. It also offers a good chance for students to see other approaches that may be different from their own.]]> 2021-01-01 07:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048082178 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048090731 These can be used as brief breaks that can help both student and teacher to know where learning is currently. These can be helpful when used as breaks between concepts, or before building further or going deeper into a topic.]]> 2021-01-01 07:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048090731 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048092886 2021-01-01 08:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048092886 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048094125 This is a guided process to support giving feedback to others on their work. It could also be adapted to use as self-assessment.]]> 2021-01-01 08:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048094125 katherine_c https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048096751 2021-01-01 08:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_c/dljel62rfpv0cuv3/wish/1048096751