+ overview of formative
assessment techniques
carol hurney
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formative
adjective
of and relating to a person’s development
synonyms
developmental
growing
malleable
Impressionable
determining
influential
shaping
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formative
assessment –
my journey
gbio103 – contemporary biology
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non-science majors
35 different majors
freshman, sophomores, juniors,
seniors
general education
60-75 students per section
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before –
in-class
activities
during – after
lectures
small group
activities
individual
activities
case studies
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before – during – after
in-class
activities
out-of-class
activities
readings
projects
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i graded everything
i expected them to read
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beforeduringafter
in-class
activities
out-of-class
activities
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a balanced approach
readings
warm – ups
tutorials
review warm-ups
customize class
opening activity
clicker questions
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class activities
interactive lectures
clicker questions
closing activity
customize warm-up
readings
warm – ups
projects
+ the possibilities are endless…
class
discussions
in-class writing
reading journals
discussion
questions
out-ofclass observations
read
tutorials
reflection tasks
interactive
lectures
small group
activities
demos
reflection journal
homework sets
wiki
blogs
cats
individual
activities
case studies
peer instruction
peer critique
online quizzes
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designing formative assessments
there are no rules
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what do you want to know about your students’ learning?
what do your students want to know about their learning?
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types of formative assessments
surveys – christine
high-tech – jenny
Low-tech – carol
peer assessment techniques – alix
cooperative learning – janet