Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Checks for Understanding vs. Formative Assessment

What's the difference between a Check for Understanding and a Formative Assessment? One essential factor:

With Formative Assessment, you use the information to inform future instruction. That instruction may occur in the next few minutes, days, or later in the school year, but the teacher uses the information gained from the assessment to adjust instruction to meet student needs. You may find that no adjustments are necessary because your Formative Assessment showed you that your students are right on track.

Click here to see a list of Formative Assessment strategies you can use right now.

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