Formative Assessment Bank

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1 Formative Assessment Bank Created by Delta County Teachers In Cooperation With Ava M. Lanes, Educ. Consultant

2 Thumbs up, thumbs down Students put thumbs up if they agree or understand Thumbs are vertical if they aren t sure or are neutral Thumbs are down if they disagree or do not understand

3 Simon Says Teacher uses the Simon Says game to see if students understand a concept Example: Mr. Curtice says sit down if the integers on the board are positive numbers.

4 Fist to Five Student puts up five fingers if there is great understanding or agreement One less finger shows less understanding or agreement A fist shows no understanding or agreement

5 Human Graph Students stand in various parts of the room showing proficiency levels or selfassessment areas. For example, students stand in the advanced area if they know something well enough to teach it to others

6 Physical Signals Pointing at correct answers Raising hands if you understand Putting hands on heads if they understand Thumping chest like a gorilla if you understand Others

7 Deck of Cards Cards are dealt to students All students with a jack of clubs answer, for example Everyone with a face card is in one group and will answer a specific question, for example

8 Numbered Heads Together Students are put in groups Each group has an assigned letter or group name Each individual has a number in the group Teacher calls on C4 so the student at table C, #4 answers Answers are prepared by entire group so everyone must answer every question Student gives team answer so they have support

9 Stand Up/Sit Down You stand or sit depending on what you know or if you are ready to report out Example: everyone with the answer 4 sits down; those remaining report on their different answers and how they got them

10 Whip Around Everyone stands The teacher asks one person at random to report Everyone with that same response sits down Continue until all are sitting Random calling upon of students

11 Anonymous Written Response Answer is written on paper No names are used Teachers then does a quick count of who gets the learning

12 Clickers Students vote with a clicker devise upon answers on a screen Can by done by texting with cell phones

13 Gabcast, Podcast Gabcast allows students to call in to teachers and leave the equivalent of a voice mail to leave an assignment Example: student does an oral response in a foreign language, or band student plays a solo to teacher Podcast: presentation that is web based; teacher can give instruction and feedback to student electronically

14 Quizzes, Tests Paper/pencil assessment Can be only one question or a test of any length

15 Survey Monkey Program you purchase from the web to have students do surveys or answer questions about content electronically Tallies responses electronically for teacher

16 Student-created Questions Student writes the questions for a quiz/test Student writes questions they still have after content has been taught

17 Peer editing, review Students score and edit their peers written responses and discuss why they scored them at a particular proficiency level on a rubric Students peer edit and help their classmates find mistakes in writing mechanics

18 Self Reflection Students are given time to think about their learning They can then share reflections, orally or in writing Reflections can be shared with other students or the teacher

19 Literacy Circles Students all read the same text Each student in the group is assigned a role; e.g. recorder, vocabulary detective, illustrator, etc Students learn and discuss together and assess learning together

20 Flashcards Facts, definitions, formulas, etc are memorized and tested with a set of flashcards One student can test another student

21 Around the World Students line up as a class A question is asked and two students compete to see which one can answer first correctly The one who wins goes on to compete with the next person in line and tries to beat every person in the line and go around the world

22 Knockout Questions are asked and students compete, trying to knockout another student with the first, correct answer

23 Portfolios Student collections of proficient work Students choose which pieces are put into their portfolios

24 Auditions Students try out for a part in a play or presentation Often used in the arts and music, but can be used in other areas also

25 Homework Check for understanding on specific essentials

26 Checkmark, Question or Exclamation Mark Students put a checkmark by items they know or main ideas Students put a? by things they read that causes them to question Students put an exclamation mark by items they think are important or items which are major thinking points

27 Survey Students answer questions about items which are taught, which were best learned, etc

28 KWL Chart Students tell things they know (K) Students list things they want to learn (W) Students list new learning they received (L)

29 Oral Reports Students present what they have learned to the class or a group

30 Raising Your Hand Students give answers or make responses to teacher questions or student questions

31 Think-Pair-Share Students are paired Item for discussion is given and everyone has some reflection time to think They share their thoughts to their partner One or both of the partners share with others Works best if student shares partner s answer, not his own, because it helps them to be better listeners to other s thoughts

32 Names on Sticks Student names written on sticks are pulled randomly by teacher to give answers Sticks are put back into container after an answer is shared so students are never off the hook to give an answer

33 Illustration Student draws thinking rather than writing or a combination of both

34 Grouping Group students by categories One category could be Bloom s Taxonomy Students answer questions of different cognitive levels in this way

35 Computer-generated Tests Testing is done electronically

36 Cloze Passage Teacher reads a section of text and leaves out key words. Students read the key words when they get to that section Students are tested in the same way, filling in only the key words

37 Cognitive Test Batteries CELA WCJ ACT Others

38 True/False T/F tests or quizzes

39 Negative Practice Example: DLI where students correct mistakes or look for mistakes in editing writing Looking for poor examples and making them exemplars

40 Walk-throughs Observation of a learning environment and /or activity Charting proficient or advanced qualities of a teacher or a classroom Observing students in a classroom

41 Vision/Auditory Assessments

42 Fitness Gram Charting of fitness levels or abilities

43 Maximum Lifts, Times for Running, Races Charting progress on goals for lifting, running, number of push-ups, etc

44 AIMS, Dibels Benchmarking and progress monitoring for specific skills

45 Choral Response All students answer together All students read together

46 Sing Along Singing jingles about vocabulary, parts of speech, etc Students sing solo or in a small group to assess

47 Science Labs Lab write-ups to show learning Hands-on completion of experiments

48 Run to the Board Students are put in teams Question is given and students walk quickly to the board to write the answer The marker is like a baton in a relay race Next student either corrects the answer of the previous student or does his own question First group finished correctly wins

49 Student Reflection Reported to Administration Administration surveys students as to what they are learning in class, how many are having learning objectives taught every day, etc.

50 Constructed Response Student writes answers in sentence/paragraph form, showing his thinking

51 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 Question Test Traditional testing of learning Paper/pencil tests

52 Exit Ticket Student answers a question, writes a response, etc as they leave class Exit ticket is their ticket out of class

53 Bellwork Short questions/response starters are given each day for the student to address as soon as they enter the classroom Teacher scores and gives feedback and adjusts instruction based on learning

54 3-2-1 on a Notecard Students write 3 things they learned 2 things they still have questions about 1 thing they could teach others You can use different categories for the or make them specific to content (3 carnivores, 2 herbivores, 1 omnivore, for example)

55 Whiteboards Students record answers and hold them up, either just to the teacher or to a partner

56 List 3 Things Student lists three things he learned, three questions, etc.

57 Jigsaw Class is divided into groups Each group becomes an expert on one part of the learning Each reports back to the whole group, bringing learning of the whole topic together Can be used to read a book in an hour for example

58 Non Verbal Response Students answer nonverbally (raising a hand, gestures, sign language, etc)

59 Rubric/Scoring Guides Using levels of proficiency (4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0, for example) and setting criteria for each level that is clear and specific

60 Pass the Ball Student hands a ball or throws a ball to another student to answer a question or give another answer to the same question Student asks a question and the student who catches the thrown ball answers the question Teacher can also be the ball thrower Suggestion: use a soft ball (Kush, etc)

61 Projects Student builds a project to demonstrate learning or apply learning

62 Posters Students create posters which show learning

63 Notetaking Students show they know key ideas by pulling out key ideas or supporting ideas in a notetaking form

64 Highlighting Students highlight key ideas from text or their own notes

65 Summaries Students pull out main ideas from learning or text by summarizing what is important

66 Compare/Contrast Students demonstrate what is similar and what is different with concepts or ideas they are learning

67 Application Students apply what they have learned by building a project, solving an equation, explaining an answer

68 Graphic Organizers Students display learning graphically by filling in a Venn diagram, for example, to show compare/contrast skills Other examples: charts, two-column notes, organizational charts, maze, filling in captions to pictures, etc

69 Using Acronyms NYKWYK-now you know what you know, for example Student learns acronym and completes each of the parts

70 Act it Outs Student physically acts out the learning

71 Timelines Student completes a timeline of learning or events

72 Student Teaching Student becomes the teacher to show learning

73 Technology Creation of WebPages Blogging Twittering Podcasts Text Messaging Video Productions

74 Light Bulb Student demonstrates or articulates the idea that really made him think Student illustrates an important idea that challenges thinking

75 Preteach/Reteach Preteach and students show which learning they already have Teach the content Reteach the content to those who need more repetition

76 Symbols with Color Students mark text or use common symbols in writing for editing and revision Colored symbols show thinking points

77 Yes/No Paddles Students hold up paddles with yes or no on them to answer questions

78 Zip Around Teacher zips around the room, calling upon students randomly to answer questions Similar to whip around activity

79 Multiple Choice Students answer questions with several choices of answers

80 Fill in the Blank Students fill in the blank for questions asked

81 Short Answer Students give one or two word answers to questions

82 Matching Students match questions with answers

83 Extended Response Students write a detailed answer to a question or questions

84 Discussion Students talk about an issue, content or opinions All students have a voice

85 4 Corners Questions are put into quadrants and students are assigned to a corner for answering Students are asked to go to different corners of the room, depending on answers or needs

86 Online Survey with Cell Phones Like the Clickers, students text answers with their cell phones

87 Crossword Puzzles Students fill in answers to content on a crossword template

88 Jeopardy Students choose categories and answer questions based on content Can be done manually with pocket charts or electronically with the computer

89 Boardwork Students show learning by doing problems or answering on the board so teacher can see steps taken, not just an answer

90 Real World Examples Student brings in real world situations that either pose questions or demonstrate learning Students solve problems based on real world problems or situations

91 Spinner/Dice Game Students are chosen to answer by a spinner or dice number Questions are chosen by roll of dice or spinner Types of questions are determined by dice roll or spinner

92 Topical Nets Graphic organizer with topic in the middle and thinking in displays connected somehow to the topic Example: the maze or spider web graphic

93 Kinesthetic Response Physical response that shows understanding Example: stand up if you know the answer

94 Pretesting Testing before teaching to see who already knows what you are going to teach

95 Cause and Effect Starting with the cause, charting the effects Starting with the effects, give possible causes Example: What would have happened if the South had won the Civil War instead of the North?

96 Hypothesis/Prediction Student gives a possible reason for an event and explains why Student predicts what will happen, given a series of events or situations

97 Down and Dirty Quiz Quick, to the point, short quiz

98 Peer Evaluation Students evaluate classmates with a specific set of criteria

99 Cognitive Awareness Using colored cups, signs, etc to indicate answers or understanding

100 Selected Problems Assess only certain questions or certain parts of an assignment Example: grade only the planning of an essay, not the whole thing at once Example: grade only question 5 on a test because it targets the essential learning being taught the best

101 Models Student makes a model of something to show learning Student models the steps of the learning or the thinking he uses to arrive at a conclusion

102 5 Questions from Yesterday Review questions from previous teaching

103 Cartoon Student shows process of learning through a cartoon drawing

104 People Sort Have students represent parts of something (for example, the main idea student in front of the support detail person; people representing prime numbers in order) Sort people into areas of the room according to understanding (similar to human graph or human spectrum)

105 Journal Students write about their learning in a journal format

106 Sticky Notes Students explain notes taken while reading with written or oral response Notes can be put on walls where people go to indicate understanding or a specific answer or an area of interest

107 Checklists Students check off parts they have included or done well in an assignment

108 Competitions Students compete with others for quickness and correctness of reply

109 Individual Conferences One-on-one talking with students to assess understanding

110 Inspiration Software program on FirstClass to organize thinking

111 Asteroid Ball Reward to answering correctly is to throw your ball into a can or hole; asteroid is the model from a science classroom

112 Folded Paper Fold paper with questions on one side and answers on the other, skills on one side, concepts on the other, etc Assessment is creating the folded examples or review of one side, while looking at the opposite side

113 MO-JOs Mini-opportunity-classroom formative assessment Jumbo-opportunity-district assessment; larger unit test

114 Counting Partner s Response Students are partnered. A question with multiple parts is asked. One partner answers orally and the partner counts the number of parts the partner has.

115 Response Cards Mini white board exercise. Students write one word answers or hold up yes or no cards for the response.

116 Q-L-C Asking a QUESTION, then adding new LEARNING, and finally, making CONNECTIONS with other text or background knowledge

117 Scale of 1-10 On a scale of 1-10, where are you at with your understanding?

118 Classifying Game Choose a category: students write on sticky notes items that belong in each category or they list them on the board Choose an item and then match it with a list of categories Categories can be areas of content being studied so this game becomes an assessment

119 I Spy Teacher uses I spy as a starter such as I spy an object east/northeast of the clock when teaching cardinal directions.

120 Story Pyramids Top of the pyramid could be setting. Students get only one line to write it. Next level has two lines which could be characters and they fill in two. Next level is three so you might do three events. You build a pyramid of a story with single words or phrases. Then the story can be written or the items filled in assessed as story elements

121 Acrostic/Poem Use a base word and write each line of the poem with the first letter of that word. Build a poem.

122 Alphabet Thinking Use one letter of the alphabet. Write words that begin with that letter to answer questions. Example: Causes of the Civil War: The letter is S. Slavery, South s economy built upon agriculture, Specific cultural elements such as plantation life, etc

123 Spelling Bee/Content Bee Students compete spelling words, doing math facts, etc

124 Learning Log Students chart their learning

125 Letter Writing Students write a letter demonstrating their learning

126 Gallery Walk Students walk around the room looking at posted work, questions, etc and then summarize what they see, discuss what they see, or answer questions about what they see