Science News Update
October 2014
Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides explicit feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. Formative assessment is a method of continually evaluating students’ academic needs and development within the classroom and precedes local benchmark assessments and state-mandated summative assessments.
Teachers who engage in formative assessments give continual, explicit feedback to students and assist them in answering the following questions:
- Where am I going?
- Where am I now?
- How can I close the gap between the two?
In order to show students how to close the gap between where they are academically and where they want to be, teachers must help students evaluate their progress in the learning process and give them explicit, descriptive feedback specific to the learning task.
Group Frayer Model
Digital Tools for Formative Assessment
Book Study Ideas
Science Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction and Learning By: Page Keeley
Science TEKS Revision Timeline
- Science TEKS Review 2016
- Adopt TEKS April 2017
- TEKS PD Summer 2019
- New Science TEKS 2019-2020
Workshop Uncovering Student Ideas in Science By Page Keeley
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015, 08:30 AM
Region 4 Education Service Center, West Tidwell Road, Houston, TX, United States
Lisa Steele
Sheldon ISD
Email: lisasteele@sheldonisd.com
Website: sheldonisd.com
Location: 11411 C E King Parkway, Houston, TX, United States
Phone: 281-727-2068
Twitter: @Steele_Lisa_