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What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?

alysonleighwright — 2024-02-20 18:44:06 UTC

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What are examples of formative assessment in your second content area?

alysonleighwright — 2024-02-20 18:45:40 UTC

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What are examples of summative assessment in your second content area?

alysonleighwright — 2024-02-20 18:46:56 UTC

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Abbey White

whiteabbey — 2024-02-20 19:53:13 UTC

The difference between formative and summative lies within the goals of each assessment. Formative assessments are used to monitor learning. It's an assessment FOR learning. A summative assessment is used to evaluate student learning at the end of instruction.

maryelizabeth1217 — 2024-02-20 19:53:32 UTC

Formative assessments are used to inform your teaching, while summative assessments are used to measure the knowledge that students have retained.

Laura Conway

ConwayLaura — 2024-02-20 19:53:52 UTC

"The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments" (Carnegie Mellon) They are low stake assessments, and "checkups to monitor and evaluate students’ progress during the course of their learning."

"The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark"(Carnegie Mellon). They are high stake assessments that, "measure how much a student has learned, retained, and mastered over the course of study"

https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html

Examples of formative assessments in mathematics

higginsella — 2024-02-20 19:54:41 UTC

Entrance and Exit tickets

including practice problems

Low stakes Quizzes

can be done on google form

Morgan Bailey

morgannbailey — 2024-02-20 19:55:34 UTC

Formative assessments are used to improve outcomes. Summative assessments can be used to describe what happened.

kilgorecadie — 2024-02-20 19:55:40 UTC

A formative assessment is tools that enable teachers to gage how well the students are grasping the concepts throughout the unit. This also allows the teacher to see the struggles and misconceptions that might be coming up.

A summative assessment is intended to evaluate students learning after instruction. These are always graded.

MiShayla Brown

brownmishayla — 2024-02-20 19:56:26 UTC

The difference between formative and summative assessments is that a formative assessment occurs during learning while a summative occurs after. Formatives allow teachers to adapt their instruction and provide students feedback, so they can continue to grow in their learning. Summatives are assessments of this learning that has occurred.

Anna Willoughby

aaw35488 — 2024-02-20 19:56:47 UTC

The difference between formative and summative assessment is that formative assessments are used to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback to students while summative assessments are used to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. Formative assessments are ongoing to gauge student learning where summative assessments evaluate the end knowledge of a student at the end of a unit.

Michelle Juarez-Cerna

juarezcernam — 2024-02-20 19:56:52 UTC

Some examples of formative assessments in my second content area are warm-up quizzes in google forms to see what the students understand for the week. Also, students use their desks as personal white boards to answer questions on the board. The last example of another formative assessment in my math class is the use of stations. https://education.wm.edu/centers/sli/events/workshops/designing-formative-assessment/handout.pdf

Abbey White

whiteabbey — 2024-02-20 19:57:04 UTC

Examples of formative assessments in social studies:

Exit tickets- formative way to end class

Class Discussion- teachers can gain real-time data to help guide instruction

Venn diagram- can be used to gauge their understanding

Think Pair Share- students have time to individually reflect on question/prompt/lesson

Leanna Smith

smithleanna — 2024-02-20 19:57:28 UTC

Formative Assessment is checking for student understanding. Formative allows for feedback before a final understanding is assessed. Summative Assessment is checking for the end of unit understanding. Summative Assessment does not allow for much feedback that can determine the outcome.

Morgan Bailey

morgannbailey — 2024-02-20 19:59:03 UTC

Formative assessments evaluate how someone is learning material throughout a course. These occur during the course. Summative assessments evaluate how much someone has learned throughout a course. These occur at the course's end as final evaluations.

Darci Dillard

dillarddarci — 2024-02-20 19:59:06 UTC

I liked how this article described the difference between the two assessments. The author described a formative assessment as "during" learning, and they can be used as "checkups" to monitor student learning and understanding. The author described summative assessments as "after the fact" of learning. These are used to measure how much a student has learned, retained, and mastered.

Abbey White

whiteabbey — 2024-02-20 19:59:38 UTC

Some examples of summative assessments in an ELA classroom could potentially be:

End of term exams

End of unit chapter tests

Essays

Laura Conway

ConwayLaura — 2024-02-20 20:00:13 UTC

1) Quick write- write a brief reflection on what they learned or what questions they still have.

https://ablconnect.harvard.edu/quick-write#:~:text=A%20quick%20write%20is%20a,Wood%20%26%20Valasa%2C%202009).

2) Think Pair Share- think about a question or topic individually, and then pair up with a classmate to discuss their thoughts

https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies/think-pair-share#:~:text=What%20is%20think%2Dpair%2Dshare,2)%20share%20ideas%20with%20classmates.

3) Exit slip- write a brief reflection on what they learned or what questions they still have.

https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies/exit-slips#:~:text=Exit%20slips%20are%20written%20student,students'%20understanding%20of%20the%20material.

4) Peer Review- develop their editing and critical thinking skills, and it can also provide teachers with insight into areas where students may need additional support.

https://teaching.cornell.edu/resource/teaching-students-evaluate-each-other

5)Thoughts, Questions, Epiphanies- TQE (Thoughts, Questions, and Epiphanies) is a method students use to record their own thoughts about what they’re reading instead of the teacher telling them what to look for and discuss.

https://www.rethinkela.com/2023/01/6-formative-assessment-strategies-to-boost-student-learning-and-engagement-in-english-class/

Leanna Smith

smithleanna — 2024-02-20 20:00:28 UTC

Interview assessments can be in-person or using a platform like flipgrid, where students can upload videos describing a topic or discussing questions.

Participation Cards- students agree or disagree with each other- creating conversations.

juarezcernam — 2024-02-20 20:00:38 UTC

Formative Assessments

monitor learning for feedback on their progress
helps identify struggle areas
low stakes and not necessarily taken for a grade

Summative

evaluate and have record of student learning based on a scale
high stakes and for a grade that has high value in their overall grade

maryelizabeth1217 — 2024-02-20 20:00:47 UTC

Some examples of formative assessments in ELA include:

warm-up exercises
class discussions
tickets out the door

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-smart-fast-ways-do-formative-assessment/

https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/formative-assessment-examples/

Difference between summative and formative

higginsella — 2024-02-20 20:01:25 UTC

"Summative assessments are designed to show what students have learned,
while formative assessments show that students are learning. In other words,
a summative assessment is an evaluation after the course while a formative
assessment is an evaluation during the learning process."

https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/Formative-Summative-Assessments

https://blog.teamsatchel.com/formative-and-summative-assessments

Emma-Kate Elwart

ekelwart — 2024-02-20 20:02:29 UTC

Formative Assessments

improve outcomes
leaving opportunities to grow

Summative Assessments

describe what happened
a summary of what happened

https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/formative-and-summative-assessment.shtml

reviews diagnostic- knowing students previous knowledge

Formative covers observations of in class activities and homework assessments

Summative assessments mostly contain rubrics that asses students on the same criteria

kilgorecadie — 2024-02-20 20:02:45 UTC

Entry and Exit Tickets

Interview Assessments

Self Assessments

Polls

Think-Pair-Share

In-Class Discussions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-smart-fast-ways-do-formative-assessment/

Michelle Juarez-Cerna

juarezcernam — 2024-02-20 20:03:11 UTC

Some examples of summative assessments in my math class are:

MAP tests
end-of-unit assessment
standardized test
Milestones

https://www.nwea.org/blog/2017/understanding-formative-interim-summative-assessments-role-student-learning/

Formative vs Summative

craigc03 — 2024-02-20 20:03:54 UTC

Questions:

A formative assessment is used to assess for learning and understanding while still learning a unit. It’s a low stakes assessment that is suppose to track a students competency or understanding of the subject they are learning. A Summative assessment is used to assess learning at the end of a unit. It’s typically higher stakes like a test or final project.

Resources

Video:

https://youtu.be/mjmM1iN-m-E?si=OA71aba432fwU2vq

Articles:

https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html

https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/Formative-Summative-Assessments

Pictures:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Differences-between-formative-and-Summative-Evaluation_tbl1_340267230

https://www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2017/04/the-differences-between-formative-and-summative-assessment-infographic

Abbey White

whiteabbey — 2024-02-20 20:04:02 UTC

Examples of summative assessments in social studies

End of unit Exams

Creative Portfolio

standardized tests

final projects https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/summative-assessment/

Anna Willoughby

aaw35488 — 2024-02-20 20:04:08 UTC

Some examples of formative assessments in Social Studies are:

-four corners; a question is asked, the room's four corners represent 4 answer choices, students then discuss why they chose their answer in their group then there is a class discussion

-kahoot; great for review and individual progress checking (teachers can see what questions individual students miss)

-white boards

-response cards

-exit tickets (https://www.hmhco.com/blog/formative-assessments-for-social-studies)

MiShayla Brown

brownmishayla — 2024-02-20 20:04:24 UTC

Predict-Explain-Observe
This allows a teacher to access students' prior knowledge by having them predict what might would happen in a lab. They can then explain their understanding of this, and write what they observed in the lab itself. This allows a teacher to assess their prior, in the moment, and post knowledge of an activity.

Jozelyn Teal Brinson

TealBrinsonJ — 2024-02-20 20:04:27 UTC

Formative assessments are meant to understand where in learning students are, while summative assessments are used to review their knowledge from what they learned. Formatives can be low stakes but a summative is almost always high stakes. Formative And Summative Assessment: The Differences Explained (thirdspacelearning.com )

maryelizabeth1217 — 2024-02-20 20:04:50 UTC

Some examples of summative assessments in ELA include:

essays
tests
research papers

https://missglitterteaches.com/fun-summative-assessment-ideas/

Leanna Smith

smithleanna — 2024-02-20 20:05:50 UTC

https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/pmm/cresource/q1/p01/

Students can also self-assess using grading rubrics and grading themselves.

Formative asmt Examples (Aspen Neilson)

NeilsonAspen — 2024-02-20 20:06:21 UTC

1-Entrance and Exit tickets

index cards
quick write
emoji check-in
padlet

2-Low stakes quizzes and polls

recall practice
socrative, blooket, gimkit, etc

3-interview asmts

feedback
3min conversation with student

4-misconception check

focus on addressing misconceptions
good discussion

5-self asmt

give students rubrics and have them grade themselves

https://www.edutopia.org/article/creative-formative-assessments

6- simple symbols

helps break down and encode vocabulary

7-interview skits

students pretend to be experts on a topic and are interviewed by another student on key questions and ideas

8- build and billboard

students create an advertisement about key topics covered in the lesson

Avery Phillips

phillipsavery — 2024-02-20 20:06:28 UTC

Formative assessments are in place to monitor student learning and gives continuous feedback to teachers, students, and administration. Formative assessments are focused on the students learning journey. They are low stakes and usually do not have a grade attached. Summative assessments are set in place to evaluate students' learning at the end of a unit. They are high stakes and usually carry majority of grades.

Morgan Bailey

morgannbailey — 2024-02-20 20:06:37 UTC

This article introduces 4 types of formative assessments in the science classroom: 1. Class Checks- teachers read individual student work (exit slip; notebook entry) and gauge the class's level of understanding. The teacher then uses that information to plan or modify instruction. 2. Small Group Checks- assess students' understanding and promote deeper discussion among students when they are working in small groups. 3. Self and Peer Checks - students assess their own work as well as the work of their peers 4. Individual Checks- teachers assess the science understanding of individual students and provide written feedback on their performance

Emma-Kate Elwart

ekelwart — 2024-02-20 20:07:50 UTC

have students fill out a timeline of major events
take a class poll
think pair share of political cartoon

https://activehistoryteacher.com/top-ten-formative-assessments-in-social-studies/

hands on activity- sorting cards
president bingo

MiShayla Brown

brownmishayla — 2024-02-20 20:08:00 UTC

3-2-1
This is an exit slip where students write 3 things they learned, 2 things they found interesting, and 1 thing they still want to know.

kilgorecadie — 2024-02-20 20:08:03 UTC

Create a Trailer/ Video

Create a Podcast

Create a Comic Strip

Test

Create a Jeopardy Game

Write your own Test and answer key

https://helpfulprofessor.com/summative-assessment-examples/

Morgan Bailey

morgannbailey — 2024-02-20 20:10:09 UTC

Interactive Science Quizzes with Automatic Grading
Lab Experiment Formative Assessments
Science Quiz Games and Trivia
Quick Science Polls for Instant Feedback
AI-Powered Formative Assessments

Laura Conway

ConwayLaura — 2024-02-20 20:11:02 UTC

1) Literacy/ literary analysis- The Literary Analysis Task requires students to read two literary texts that are purposely paired. Students read the texts, answer questions for each text and for the texts as a pair, and then write an analytic essay.

https://resources.newmeridiancorp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LAT-PEACOCK_BV-3.10.20.pdf

2) Narrative writing- The Narrative Writing Task focuses on one literary text. Students read the text, answer questions, and write a narrative response that is tied to and draws on the text

https://resources.newmeridiancorp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Grade-6-NWT-The-List-2019_AR_BV-1.pdf

3)Essay- In a traditional essay, students have to write a hook, their claim/thesis, and essentially ANOTHER three sentences that state what their essays will be about.

https://www.readwriteteachela.com/post/essays-in-6th-grade-a-basic-format-that-elevates-the-standard-5-paragraph-structure

4) Final Presentation- Final presentations on larger projects occur at the end of the semester, while smaller project presentations occur throughout the semester

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/example/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/final-presentation

5) Trifold- students final project

https://classroom.synonym.com/make-presentation-using-trifold-board-6384937.html

Darci Dillard

dillarddarci — 2024-02-20 20:11:40 UTC

I loved this teacher's ideas of formative assessments in her social studies classroom. They were all interactive, and students could perform their understanding in a "low stakes" environment such as playing games.

1. Playing bingo over the Cold War information. She would read aloud the definition and students would cross off or out a chip on the correct answer on their bingo board.

Hands-on sorting activities

Both of these:
- allows teachers to observe students as they categorize, classify, and organize information
- reveal misconceptions and assess problem-solving skills
- provide timely feedback and support

Emma-Kate Elwart

ekelwart — 2024-02-20 20:12:11 UTC

Summative assessments in social studies

Detailed graphic organizers
- students would fill out a graphic organizer of what they know to show their learning
personal essay
- students would write an argumentative essay debating a topic on history
debate
- using the harkness method
poster project
- creative project to show learning, could do a powerpoint or poster.

Jozelyn Teal Brinson

TealBrinsonJ — 2024-02-20 20:12:20 UTC

3-2-1 Reflection Exit Slip: students write down 3 big ideas from what they learned, 2 insights (reflective comments), and 1 question they still have.
anonymous feedback box: used to determine points needed reflect on as a class
essay drafts with comments

75 Formative Assessment Examples (2024) - Helpful Professor

graphic organizers
project-based learning
Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment | Common Sense Education

Formative-Assessment-in-the-Social-Studies-Classroom.pdf

Haley Rhein

haleyrhein03 — 2024-02-20 20:13:58 UTC

A formative assessment is one that “seeks to improve students learning objectives through approaches that can support specific student needs” (Yale). A summative assessment is one that “evaluate student learning, knowledge, proficiency, or success at the conclusion of an instructional period, like a unit, course, or program” (Yale).

extra resources-

https://www.gre.ac.uk/learning-teaching/assessment/assessment/design/formative-vs-summative#:~:text=Formative%20assessments%20have%20low%20stakes,against%20some%20standard%20or%20benchmark.

https://citl.indiana.edu/teaching-resources/assessing-student-learning/summative-formative/index.html

Leanna Smith

smithleanna — 2024-02-20 20:14:07 UTC

Create an infographic.

Create a diagram/poster for a project (taken as test grade).

Anna Willoughby

aaw35488 — 2024-02-20 20:14:10 UTC

examples of summative assessments in social studies include:

-essays or open response questions

-projects

-investigative projects/assignments

-end of unit tests

-podcast assessment (https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/summative-assessment/)

Bella Gannon

Gannonbella — 2024-02-20 20:14:58 UTC

A formative assessment is used to gauge students learning during the unit. It is used to assess current learning of tasks and information while the different skills and processes are being formed.

A summative assessment is used to evaluate students learning after the unit has already been finished. It is used to evaluate the total amount of skills achieved or learned.

Ella Higgins

higginsella — 2024-02-20 20:16:15 UTC

Summative in Math:

Using EdTech - game based testing as a summative assignment

a living museum - students have 2-3 minutes to discuss a concept as a presentation to their peers

https://emile-education.com/formative-and-summative-assessments-nqt/

https://mathsnoproblem.com/blog/classroom-assessment/know-the-basics-of-formative-and-summative-assessment

Avery Phillips

phillipsavery — 2024-02-20 20:17:02 UTC

Class discussion
- informal class discussion for the teacher's students' understanding of concepts in class. Teachers ask open-ended questions to initiate discussion for students to demonstrate their knowledge and opinions.
Graffiti Tagging
- Pass out dry-erase markers and call out an era or term for students to write down anything they can remember on their desks. Once time is up students go around the room and say what they say what they wrote down until no new terms are left.
- https://activehistoryteacher.com/top-ten-formative-assessments-in-social-studies/

Difference between formative and summative assessment

mtt65250 — 2024-02-20 20:17:06 UTC

Formative assessment refers to tools that identify misconceptions, struggles, and learning gaps along the way and assess how to close those gaps. Summative assessments evaluate student learning, knowledge, proficiency, or success at the conclusion of an instructional period, like a unit, course, or program.

Leanna Smith

smithleanna — 2024-02-20 20:17:21 UTC

Gallery Walk, Choice Boards, Debates, Posters, Essays

Jozelyn Teal Brinson

TealBrinsonJ — 2024-02-20 20:17:22 UTC

Final Essays
Oral Presentations
Milestones
CRCT
An Introduction to Formative and Summative Assessments in the Social Studies Classroom - Social Studies
crct study guide grade 8 january 2013.pdf (gadoe.org )

Haley Rhein (Social Studies)

haleyrhein03 — 2024-02-20 20:17:33 UTC

Think-Pair-Share- Students are able to assess their knowledge with one another. This allows for them to revisit what they have previously looked at.

Timeline- Timelines are super helpful in social studies. They allow students to revisit and visualize their knowledge.

MiShayla Brown

brownmishayla — 2024-02-20 20:19:31 UTC

End of Unit Test
These test can include multiple choice questions and free responses. For a science classroom, you can include diagrams that require labeling and matching. Below is an example of a science test.
https://weatherclimate.nmsu.edu/documents/weather-and-climate-science-unit-test-ada.pdf

Haley Rhein (Social Studies)

haleyrhein03 — 2024-02-20 20:20:39 UTC

Group Projects- Students are able to work with one another and compile their knowledge about the chapter/ unit. You can cater this to many different students if need be

Infographics- By having the students compile all of their knowledge for a unit onto an infographic, they will be able to see everything that they have learned in one place.

Aspen Neilson

NeilsonAspen — 2024-02-20 20:21:18 UTC

Compassionate asmt means that the goal is to make it more supportive than punitive

big idea questions are presented throughout the unit
at the end of a unit, the teacher picks about 6 for a class of 20-25 students in a 90 min period for class discussion
before class discussion, students prepare a response with a claim evidence reasoning approach that has been taught throughout the year
students then discuss these big idea questions and build on each other's understanding
students are expected to take notes during the discussion that they are to use later for a formal writing assignment to answer a couple of big idea questions on their own after the class discussion

https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/summative-assessment/

summative asmts can motivate students to pay closer attention
give students opportunity to apply their learning
help educators to identify gaps in learning

examples

write a script or play about a key idea
create an infographic
Use Venn diagrams to compare and contrast information
mini shark tank presentation about student inventions for projects (simple machines)
create a mini documentary or crash course presentation

Morgan Bailey

morgannbailey — 2024-02-20 20:21:31 UTC

The chapter from this book mentions summative assessments. The author states that "the most powerful evidence of student growth is provided when teachers combine data from pretests, embedded assessments, and post tests. Together, this information provides a summative assessment". Traditionally, summative assessments consist of tests at the end of a period of instruction.

Formative Assessments

craigc03 — 2024-02-20 20:22:09 UTC

https://www.hmhco.com/blog/formative-assessments-for-social-studies

Examples in this resource
- Exit tickets
- Class discussion
- KWL Charts
- Think-Pair-Share

https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/ncss_presentation_.pdf

Examples in this resource
- Online quizzing websites like Kahoot and Quizziz

https://activehistoryteacher.com/top-ten-formative-assessments-in-social-studies/

Examples in this resource
- Hands on games

https://squareheadteachers.com/2012/09/13/quick-easy-formative-assessments/

Examples in this resource
- Info dumping
- Index cards
- Concept maps

Examples of Formative Assessments

mtt65250 — 2024-02-20 20:23:01 UTC

Exit ticket with math concept from the day
Short quizzes once a week on certain concepts
Whiteboards, hold up answers to math problems
Thumbs up, middle, or down to see where the students are in their understanding of the concept

Lauren Pace

PaceLauren02 — 2024-02-20 20:23:12 UTC

Formative Assessment- " When assessment happens during the learning process, these are called formative because the results can be used to inform what to do next for individuals or groups of students as learning occurs."

Summative Assessment- "When assessments happen after the learning activity, these are called summative because the results are a summation of learning that has occurred."

-https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/Formative-Summative-Assessments

Formative Assessment- "to tools that identify misconceptions, struggles, and learning gaps along the way and assess how to close those gaps. It includes effective tools for helping to shape learning, and can even bolster students’ abilities to take ownership of their learning when they understand that the goal is to improve learning"
Summative Assessment- "valuate student learning, knowledge, proficiency, or success after an instructional period, like a unit, course, or program."

MiShayla Brown

brownmishayla — 2024-02-20 20:23:33 UTC

Final Project
The rubric above is specifically for a science fair project, but you can adapt it to fit an end of unit project. You can then assess students' knowledge of the whole unit by having them do an experiment and pull from their knowledge of the unit to create a hypothesis, carry out the investigation, and form a conclusion.

Avery Phillips

phillipsavery — 2024-02-20 20:23:39 UTC

Final Project - Essay
- Have students write a reflection essay on the unit they just went over. You could also have students select one important term or event learned in the unit.
Unit test
- Have an end-of-unit test for students to demonstrate their knowledge learned throughout the unit.

Montana Cox

Coxm98 — 2024-02-20 20:24:28 UTC

"Formative assessment refers to tools that identify misconceptions, struggles, and learning gaps along the way and assess how to close those gaps."

"summative assessments evaluate student learning, knowledge, proficiency, or success at the conclusion of an instructional period, like a unit, course, or program."

Summative Assessment Examples in Math

mtt65250 — 2024-02-20 20:25:35 UTC

End-of-unit math test
End-of-chapter math test
Achievement math tests
Standardized math tests
Final math projects or portfolios

Madison Keener

keenermadison — 2024-02-20 20:26:59 UTC

The difference between formative and summative assessments is that formative assessment is an assessment for learning and during learning. A summative assessment is an assessment of learning after learning.

Darci Dillard

dillarddarci — 2024-02-20 20:27:10 UTC

One thing this article focused on was how to make summative assessments more "fun." I thought the ideas were very creative and could replace the usual tests.

Postcasts
Infographics

Both of these allow students to:

engage deeply with the material while demonstrating their research, writing, design, and presentation abilities.
demonstrate their understanding of key concepts but also develop skills to communicate complex ideas effectively.

Such alternative assessments promote active learning and reflection on the learning experience

Aspen Neilson

NeilsonAspen — 2024-02-20 20:27:24 UTC

https://my.nsta.org/forum/topic/9WOpnLrrYEo_E

Formative asmts are done throughout the learning journey to check students understanding. They are generally more informal

Summative asmts are big tests for students that are generally done at the end of the unit and usually correspond with standardized tests

Bella Gannon

Gannonbella — 2024-02-20 20:30:24 UTC

Example 1: quizlet live, the students can answer different questions about the unit they are learning to see how much they have been comprehending

Example 2: Ed Puzzles, the students can watch videos and then have to answer comprehension questions to see what they know

https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/ncss_presentation_.pdf

Madison Keener

keenermadison — 2024-02-20 20:31:41 UTC

1: Low Stakes Quizzes and Polls

2: Casual chats with students

3: Drawing to synthesize learning

Madison Keener

keenermadison — 2024-02-20 20:36:57 UTC

1: Performance assessments

project with a rubric

2: Summative Tests

Lauren Pace

PaceLauren02 — 2024-02-20 20:40:51 UTC

Doodle It- have students draw what they understand, instead of writing it. An example would be drawing a text feature and explaining what they drew.
Exit Slip- 3 things I learned today...
2 things I found interesting
1 question that I still have.
https://www.structural-learning.com/post/formative-assessment-strategies-a-teachers-guide
Graphic Organizer used to draw write about their understanding. Drawings will represent key words and phrases

Bella Gannon

Gannonbella — 2024-02-20 20:42:03 UTC

Example 1: Document Based Question Essay, students can use a document from the unit and their knowledge of the unit to write a summative essay

Example 2: Unit Test, a test with different types of questions about what students just learned or studied

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Lauren Pace

PaceLauren02 — 2024-02-20 20:57:59 UTC

Free Choice or Choice board students can do a tic-tac-toe and they can choose activities that will help them demonstrate their learning.
Fosters creativity and autonomy

Coxm98 — 2024-02-26 16:42:43 UTC

mini whiteboards

two roses and a thorn

red / green card

53 other strategies

Coxm98 — 2024-02-26 16:45:37 UTC

Drawings

Human Scatter Graph – One side of the room is labeled as the X-axis (selected answer) and another as the Y-axis (degree of confidence). Based on their answer and degree of confidence, students position themselves in the appropriate place on the graph.

Vote with Your Feet – Students line up and then step forward or backward to agree/disagree with a statement.

Coxm98 — 2024-02-26 16:49:37 UTC

portfolios

writings

Coxm98 — 2024-02-26 16:51:08 UTC

Written assignments – such as papers or authentic assessments like projects or portfolios of creative work
Unit Test