Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
Purpose
Tips or Hints
Audience Type
Peer teaching allows the student to
show self/peers what they know
and don’t know- puts learning into
kinesics
To keep from embarrassing
students, try to pick a student who
is showing a majority of the
concept before calling them up to
teach
Quiz – Written Prompts
Quick 10 question exam to check
for past learning
I try and never give surprise exams.
When you do “spring” a test on
them, don’t give negative points
All
Scenario –
Either written or role play
Active Scenario
Students get to bring all skills into
play, and put them in a real world
situation
Make sure all background has been
given. If not, this becomes “play”
and not work
All
Student Self-Assess Using Rubric
Lets the students see expectations,
grading criteria, and locate
themselves
Make sure the student knows how
they are doing along the way.
Protect the privacy of the student
feedback so it can be honest
Student Demo of Physical Activity
All
All
Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
Evaluate Skills and Content
2D-3D Activity
Do Now Journal Question
Flexibility and Imagination
Metaphoric Prompts
Purpose
To make sure the students have the
skills (reading, writing, etc.) to
access and make use of the content
presented
Put info on paper to use in a handson activity
Tips or Hints
The more seamlessly the skills
teaching is integrated into the
content the better
Inventor
Provides alternatives
Reorganizes
Helps to visualize
Explain entire activity before
providing the handout
Inventor
Check for understanding
Connect to prior learning
Find out about ideas, creative
process, and new ways of
approaching topics
Audience Type
Inventor
Be willing to try student ideas and
integrate them into the curriculum
Inventor
Inventor
Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
Purpose
Tips or Hints
Keep it professional
Relate to Personal Life
More likely to remember lesson
Has meaning for the students
Demonstrate new skills
Practice communication skills
Make it fun. Provide props
Role Play
Whip Around
Quick check-in
Appropriate open-ended questions
for prompts. Times responses (to
be quick)
Access learning of information
Takes less time
Audience Type
Friends
Friends
Friends
Sharing Verbally
Friends
Peer Evaluation
Friends
Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
One on One Check-In
Purpose
Assess student development
individually
Tips or Hints
Audience Type
Have the rest of the class doing
individual work
Friends
Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
Creative Practice
Private Eyes
Do NowStudent Response and
Whole Group Share
Purpose
Tips or Hints
Reluctant or inexperienced students
see it done and are less unwilling to
try
Repetition is your friend
Check student
understanding/confidence in
learning
Set up expectations with students to
get an honest answer
Check understanding
Can use handheld white boards to
display response. If yes-no, can use
thumbs up/thumbs down
Professor
Review Questions
Cloz Paragraph
Audience Type
Professor
Professor
Professor
To assess students comprehension
of key vocabulary
Write paragraph(s) in a way that
provides context. Also provide a
word bank
Professor
Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
CRLE Reflection
Purpose
Analyze
Tips or Hints
Audience Type
Written
Scientist
Observe Interactions
More Understanding
Chunk Check
Students can determine where they
are at
Cause/Effect
Understand relationships
Problem solving
Responsibility
Be objective- allow for differences
in approach
Scientist
Scientist
Hands-on context
Scientist
Formative Assessment Strategies
Name: _____________________
Strategy
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Jeopardy
Purpose
Assess student understanding and
confidence
Tips or Hints
Have student pairs check in with
each other prior to teacher check to
increase likelihood of “thumbs up”
Exciting interactive game to help
Make it meaningful and connected
students reflect information but also
learn information. Review and
assess for content knowledge
Daily CRLE Reflection
Check for understanding/writing
skills
Give time limit. Remind re: full
sentences and punctuation
Student Mentors
Peer to peer connection. Teaching
and learning at the same time
Advanced students mentoring lower
level students. Select students with
sense of ownership
Review or check-in
Assigned partners or groups.
Timed
Ping Pong
Audience Type
Friends, Professor, Scientist
Friends, Professor
All
Friends
All