Formative assessment
The goal of
formative assessment is to monitor student learning to
provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their
teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically,
formative assessments:
o help students identify
their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work
o help faculty recognize
where students are struggling and address problems immediately
Formative
assessments are generally low stakes, which means
that they have low or no point value. Examples of formative assessments include
asking students to:
o draw a concept map in
class to represent their understanding of a topic
o submit one or two
sentences identifying the main point of a lecture
o turn in a research proposal for early feedback. ¹
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Formative |
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In-class discussions |
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Clicker questions |
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Low-stakes group work |
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Weekly quizzes |
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1-minute reflection writing assignments |
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Homework assignments |
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Surveys |
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Examples of Formative and Summative Assessments |
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