Teaching Tip # 2/ Formative Assessment

Three Sources of Data (Formative Assessment)

Evidence of Learning is comprised of Observation, Conversation, and Artifacts

OBSERVATION – while observing students engaged in meaningful tasks, look for:

• Are they staying on topic?
• Is re-teaching required?
• Do you often re-direct?
• Can they extend further? Or in a different way?
• Should you provide resources?
• Are they using previous  learned skills? Or personal connections?
• Do they demonstrate understanding?

CONVERSATION – as you talk to students about their learning, listen for:

• Do they use specific content vocabulary?
• Are the students asking relevant questions?
• Can they explain why?
• Expressions/language demonstrates understanding.
• Can they express connections to previous or personal knowledge?
• Are they expressing additional interests or viewpoints about the topic?

ARTIFACTS – as you collect documents or student work, look for:

• Compare to rubrics.
• Did they know and meet criteria?
•  Demonstrate understanding
•  Is re-teaching required? for who? for what?
•  Did they edit/fix up based on feedback?

From Lori Cullen: http://www.cea-ace.ca/users/lori-cullen