Formative assessments

What do we use the results of formative assessments for as educators?

• to adjust ongoing teaching and learning 
• to adjust instructional strategies
• to plan to differentiate instruction 
• all the answers are correct

Why do we use formative assessments in the classroom?

• to check for student understanding
• to make sure we have enough practice grades in the gradebook
• to have students show off what they know
• to check for student understanding and to see if we need to re-teach or move forward

When was the concept of formative assessment introduced?

• early 2000s
• 1971
• 1984
• 1991

What percentage of teachers say they need assessments to be good at their job?

• 40%
• 50%
• 70%
• 92%

What is the mean frequency with which teachers use assessment results to inform teaching?

• 10 times a month
• once a week
• every day
• 3 times a month

When, as educators, do we conduct formative assessments?

• during the learning process
• before the learning process
• at the end of the learning process
• during, before, AND at the end of the learning process

An exit ticket is sufficient evidence to use as a formative assessment.

• True.
• False. There should be multiple formative assessments conducted prior to the exit ticket.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formative assessment?

• Individual whiteboards
• Whole group discussion
• Warm ups/ bell work
• Mini presentations

What determines whether the assessment is formative or summative?

• difficulty of assessment
• when, in the class period, it is being conducted
• the length of the assessment
• how the results are used

What adjectives best describe formative assessment?

• prompt, spontaneous, unconstrained
• ongoing, dynamic, frequent
• scattered, cumulative, effective