Assessment by Ms. Olson https://padlet.com/kimmy6801/kr79x2pnnk40 en-us 2020-02-03 21:47:37 UTC 2026-03-20 20:46:52 UTC hello@padlet.com What is formative assessment? kimmy6801 https://padlet.com/kimmy6801/kr79x2pnnk40/wish/439965074 According to Serravalo, there are two different kinds of formative assessment. There are tests that the students take in the classroom to measure where they are on an academic scale, and there are assessments that are formed through observation and note-taking. In This Assessment…Not That Assessment by Peter DeWitt, a “good assessment is at the heart of effective classroom instruction. It helps teachers to create goals for students, give effective feedback, and measure(s) progress over time.” The breakdown between the two different forms of assessment was done by Jennifer Serravallo in a blog she wrote. That is the difference between capital-A assessments and lowercase-a assessments. The lowercase-a assessments are done by basing the classroom lessons off each students’ individual needs. This is found through observation. The capital-A assessments are the standardized assessments that the students need to be taught. 

]]> 2020-02-03 21:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmy6801/kr79x2pnnk40/wish/439965074 3 Formative Assessments & Why? kimmy6801 https://padlet.com/kimmy6801/kr79x2pnnk40/wish/439965276 There are many ways to formatively assess a student. Serravallo talked about the difference between effective ways and non-effective ways to get the results each teacher desires in their classroom. One that she touched on was not using multiple choice answers for the students when trying to get them to read an entire book front to back. She suggests instead, asking the students questions about the book to get them to tell a story as they read. Therefore, one form of assessment would be to have the students summarize what they are reading in each chapter of the book. The students could talk about how their character is changing, or developing, in each chapter. This would get the student excited to read the book from cover to cover. I would use this in my future classroom as a form of assessment on their reading comprehension because the student will be diving deeper into the book using the questions that go with each chapter. It will be a great way to assess what the student is learning and what the student may have questions on.

Another form of assessment for reading would be getting the students into book clubs. Each week, the groups could get together and discuss what they are learning in the book. Each student could come with a filled-out character chart or story map of some sort and they could discuss the similarities or differences that they are seeing in their details. Then, the teacher could walk around the room and hear in the conversations going on around them what the students are grasping and what they are not. Seravallo also believes that this could be a way to assess each student’s “skills and behaviors” (Podcast).  I would use this in my future classroom for the comprehension of the storyline and to notice the skills and behaviors of each student. They are getting the chance to converse with one another on a topic that they should both know about. 

A third form of formative assessment to use if I wanted to know the student’s problem-solving skills, I would observe what they do during their time in math. I would check to see if they were looking off a friend’s sheet of paper or if they would try to find the answer for themselves. If they were looking off another persons’ paper, I would know to work with them one on one with different strategies or contact the parents for different practices to try with the student at home. I plan to use this strategy in the future, because each student deserves to get the best help that they can to better their knowledge on a topic.

]]> 2020-02-03 21:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmy6801/kr79x2pnnk40/wish/439965276 How are they similar or different from what you have learned in other classes? kimmy6801 https://padlet.com/kimmy6801/kr79x2pnnk40/wish/439965523 Serravalo’s idea of observation over just spending time throughout the day to teach a certain amount of skills for the standardized tests is genius. Observations are something that I have heard about since I began my time at Winona State University with my Early Education classes. Teaching is all about observing to make the classroom atmosphere better than it was the day before. This would benefit the students in their learning environment and their social environment. Students come to school to learn and they cannot do that if they do not feel comfortable. Hearing the word ‘assessment’ is terrifying because it is most known for being a test. Serravalo’s idea of having assessments throughout the day is wonderful. I feel this idea has become more well-known in schools now because it is so effective. Students do not get stressed when hearing the word assessment anymore because they know that there are at least two different forms of assessments. That is the beauty of Serravalo’s idea. It was created to help others feel comfortable and confident in the work that they are doing. School is not about giving students exam after exam. It is about learning the best way that each student learns and applying that in the classroom to give each student the best learning experience they can receive. 

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