Formative Assessment William Reid Parent Council – November 12, 2013

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Teaching – Assessment - Learning

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“Assessment: the bridge between teaching and learning” Wiliam, 2011

Cook

Guests

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Formative vs. Summative Assessment

Rich assessment is the systematic gathering, interpreting, and responding to information about students. Teachers and students need to know what students know, how they know it, how they show it and what they need to know next. In this process, student agency, or involvement, is critical.

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Assessment and the CBE

CBE Guiding Principles of Assessment, p. 2

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Motivated students can learn

Teacher is responsible of learning

Role of classroom assessment is to compare students and give grades (summative)

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All students can learnTeacher and students share responsibility for learningRole of classroom assessment is to inform teacher and student adjustments (formative)

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Assessment-Informed Classroom Climate

Popham, 2011, p. 146

Key Strategies – Assessment for Learning

1. Ensure everyone concerned understands

criteria for success

2. Collect evidence of where students are in

their learning progress

3. Provide feedback that moves learners

forward

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Wiliam, 2007

High Quality Feedback

Will the feedback help the learner improve their learning?

Timely Connected to learner outcomes Specific Strengths Questions – Next steps Individualized Accessible

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Continuous cycle of learning

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Formative Assessment at Home

Goal: to maintain a tidy bedroom

1.Criteria for

success

2.Evidence

3.Feedback

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Keeping Parents Informed

Over the course of this year, we need to talk about some key questions:

oWhat is most important for you to know about how your child is doing at school?

oAre there ways that teachers have communicated this information to you that you think are particularly effective? Ineffective?

oDo you have other ideas about how we could better communicate?

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