Best Practice Formative Assessment

A formative assessment system should be designed to:

• Provide feedback to students to improve learning

• Evaluate students' final performance

• Replace summative assessments

• Focus solely on grading

Best practice formative assessment looks like:

• A series of tests at the end of a unit

• Ongoing feedback and adjustments during the learning process

• A final exam to assess overall understanding

• A standardized test to compare students

List the four recommendations for effective teaching as mentioned by Shaw & Dale (2018).

• Use interactive teaching methods, provide clear objectives, offer regular feedback, and encourage collaboration.

• Focus on rote memorization, limit student interaction, provide infrequent feedback, and discourage questions.

• Emphasize individual work, avoid technology, provide vague objectives, and limit feedback.

• Encourage passive learning, prioritize lectures, provide sporadic feedback, and discourage group work.

Effective teachers inspire students by:

• using strict discipline methods

• encouraging creativity and critical thinking

• providing detailed lectures

• assigning a lot of homework

Why is it important for teachers to have time and support for continual professional learning?

• To stay updated with educational trends and improve teaching skills

• To have more free time

• To reduce workload

• To increase salary