The assessment is a remarkable treasure trove of knowledge that allows educators to get a grasp of where students are at in their level of understanding. They allow for much needed adjustments when a lesson does not go exactly as planned and gives you a sense of how your group of students learn. We know […]
Being in college during the time of Covid was rather tough for me. I couldn’t focus on classes as much because I didn’t have any professor physically in front of me to push me into working on an assignment. I also feel being trapped in my room for what felt like months on end heavily […]
Assessments can either be one of the best tools in a teachers arsenal or one of the absolute worst and it all depends on the teachers approach. On one hand you have an easy benchmark for how much someone has learned and whether or not they understand what is being said and taught. On the […]
Both formative and informal assessments are essential to successful teaching–they can be used to gauge whether or not content is sticking with students. The way that assessments are given, and the language used, can make or break how students perform in the classroom. In today’s schools, the most common sort of formal assessment are high-stakes, […]
One of many jobs we have as educators have is assessing our students throughout our time with them, and it is something many teachers neglect. In my experience especially in high school teachers were just running through their class like it was a checklist. They were teaching what they had to, and testing when they […]
As teachers in the 21st century, much of our job is collecting data that can be used to understand effectiveness in learning styles and student understanding. This data can be collected in a number of different ways. The most popular method being standardized tests, which have received much scrutiny as of late. Most say that […]
Formative assessments are essential to helping students excel within the classroom. It allows for more time-relevant evaluations of students’ grasp of the content being presented. Formative assessment attempts to stray away from the popular idea of summative assessment. Summative assessment is said to be an assessment “of” learning as opposed to formative assessments that are […]
Student success can be established through the use of formative assessments. These assessments are known as assessments FOR learning and are administered regularly to determine students’ understanding of the lesson. There are five things that make a quality assessment: clear purposes, clear targets, sound design, effective communication, and student involvement. By using formative assessments, we […]
