https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli 10 simple and effective formative assessments en-us 2018-03-12 22:59:12 UTC 2025-10-22 10:12:29 UTC hello@padlet.com cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241148386 Students discuss topics with their designated partner and answer questions using quick and critical thinking. 

This can be done in any situation whether it be during guided practice or simply while teaching. This adds engagement and communication while allowing students to gain knowledge from others to expand their own.]]> 2018-03-12 23:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241148386 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241148771 This simple assessment is just giving the students a problem and having them write down their answers to leave the room for lunch, recess, specials, etc. 

This is simple and effective in giving the teacher limited interference between the students while gaining specific knowledge from the lesson.]]> 2018-03-12 23:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241148771 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241149309 Have students set up a sheet of paper and their pencil on their desk or in their lap if on carpet. Tell students they have 1 minute to summarize the lesson, main point, surprising content, confusing content, or questions not answered all in one minute.

This can give the teacher the data in which allows them to identify the most important areas that the students found from the lesson.]]> 2018-03-12 23:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241149309 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241150183 Much like 4 corners, each corner will have a designated number or letter; 1, 2, 3, 4, a, b, c, d. The teacher will read off questions or post questions on the board. Students will then choose their answers by walking to the corresponding corner.]]> 2018-03-12 23:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241150183 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241151643 The teacher will have popsicle sticks with each student's name on them. Then the teacher will ask questions and then pull the stick with a random students name.]]> 2018-03-12 23:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241151643 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153406 Students consider what they have learned by responding to the following prompt at the end of the lesson: 3 things they learned from your lesson; 2 things they want to know more about; and 1 question they have. The prompt stimulates student reflection on the lesson and helps to process the learning.]]> 2018-03-12 23:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153406 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153497 Students write their reflections on a lesson, such as what they learned, what caused them difficulty, strategies they found helpful, or other lesson-related topics. Students can reflect on and process lessons. By reading student journals, teachers can identify class and individual misconceptions and successes.]]> 2018-03-12 23:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153497 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153624 Perhaps the most accurate way to check for understanding is to have one student try to teach another student what she's learned. If they can do that successfully, it’s clear they understood your lesson.]]> 2018-03-12 23:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153624 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153836 Students list what they do and don't understand about a given topic. They cannot be overly-vague responses though, specificity matters.]]> 2018-03-12 23:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241153836 cwest61 https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241154637 Students will create 3 questions about a given topic and then rank them by importance or value.]]> 2018-03-12 23:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cwest61/kajyvihwenli/wish/241154637