Today in class we're going to talk about methods of assessment (Chapter 7 in your text). One of the purposes of assessment is to "check for understanding", a collection of strategies that educators use to guide lesson planning, student learning, and our teaching - all part of the teaching and learning process.
Assessment that is designed to give feedback to students in the development of knowledge is Formative Assessment. Formative assessment can be thought of as "taking the temperature" of your class. This "temperature" then drives the direction of your teaching. Formative assessment with clickers is a perfect fit. Varying assessment modalities can be used throughout a unit to constantly monitor the "temperature" of your class. Without the fear of extensive grading, more frequent assessment techniques can be used.
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You're going to get an opportunity in class today to develop an interactive assessment tool using "Clickers".
Assignment for Tuesday, Feb. 14:
Complete the "Checking for Understanding" Strategies document that I will email you that lists a number of formal and informal assessment strategies. You will have to search the internet to find the definitions but these are common assessment strategies so you should be able to find them. This assignment is due the beginning of class on Feb. 14.
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