Assessment Strategies for Virtual Environments ( 15 mins)
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Formative Assessment
What is Formative Assessment?
Formative assessment involves using formal and informal tools to monitor learning and identify misconceptions or gaps. Formative assessment can take place before, during, or after class. It is low stakes with little or no point value. However, in
the online classroom, formative assessments need to have a small grade to encourage participation or completion. Still, formative assessment is never meant to be a gotcha. Some examples of formative assessment include:
survey/polls
pretests
homework
quizzes
discussion boards
graphic organizers
written summaries
1 question quizzes
interactive games
and much more
What is the Goal of Formative Assessment?
According to the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation, "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 help students identify their strengths and weaknesses to target areas that need work and help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately."
The resource, Pocket Assessment: A List of Activities for Quick Formative Assessment, provides nine pages of formative assessment ideas. Many of these activities can be done online using a poll, but you will need to get creative in implementing some of these strategies online. If you need help, reach out to the instructional technologist.
What are Best Practices?
Encourage reflection
Involve peers
Create opportunities for students to close the gap