FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Today, my topic on assessment in education will be about Formative Assessment

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What is Formative Assessment?

Formative Assessment occurs during the instruction. It is used to guide student's learning. Students are actively involved in this assessment. It is conducted throughout the lessons in class. 

What is the purpose of Formative Assessment?

Formative assessment is used to help students get feedback on what they have learned. It also help teachers to check on the learning objectives and whether the students have achieved it or not. It also helps teachers diagnose the learning needs of students and make adjustments to let them learn better.

Characteristics of Formative Assessment

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Examples of Formative Assessment

• quiz
• end-of-chapter tests
• Class discussion





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• Class Activities

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• Assignments

My Reflection/Opinion on Formative Assessment

In my opinion, formative is a good way to assess students because it assess students on a day-to-day basis instead of focusing on one test result only. It helps students to improve constantly and know their level of understanding better, It is also a good practice for students to help with their summative assessment.

 

However, teachers tend to not focus on formative assessment as much as they do in summative assessment. In fact, some carry out assessment surprisingly to scare students into studying instead of wanting to know their progress.

Suggestion to improve Formative Assessment

1. Teachers should focus more on formative assessment as much as they do with summative assessment.
2. Make sure the purpose of carrying out formative assessment is to know student's level of understanding.
3. Help students by revising and going through the topics before carrying out the assessment.

Reference:

http://aub.edu.lb/ctl/Documents/CLO%20summer%202012/Diagnostic%20formative%20summative%20asst.pdf

http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/assessment/formative.html