Formative+Assessment

I love using formative assessements. I like the idea of the students knowing what their goals are, evaluating progress and not just using an end of unit test and moving on. I decided to reflect on my current classroom practices- I didnt realize that the in class 'checking' I do is formative assessment. I posted my reflections on the my blog and on the STAT 21 Blog.

Ways I used formative assessment:
 * Each student received a copy of his/her Achievement Series test to see what they needed to work on.
 * Each student worked on skills during centers to help improve understanding reported back to me progress.
 * The standard we were working on __(in this case 5.P.2.2)__ was drilled into students that we were low and needed to improve.
 * I administered an Achievement Series test over the standard as a pretest and post test and charted the progress.

For more information about formative assessment remember to sign up for the Formative Assessment class and the [|Assessment Institute] website (look for anything by Stiggins). STAT21 Formative Assessment