Post on 23-Dec-2015
USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND
TECHNOLOGY TO RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Matthew Schmitt, M.Ed
Science Curriculum Coordinator
Glendale Union High School District
Matthew.Schmitt@guhsdaz.org
Presentation Objectives
• Define, explain, and provide examples of the assessment cycle.
• Review the available technologies to be used for formative assessment.
• Highlight the rise in student achievement that the implementation of technology-aided formative assessment has had in GUHSD.
• Develop formative assessment ideas for use in any science class.
Assessment Cycle
Formative Assessment
Common Formative
Assessment
Summative Assessment
Summative Assessments …are given to determine at a particular point in time
what students know and don’t know …determine the effectiveness of already-completed
instructional activities …are focused on a grade rather than on student
improvement … provide overview of how the curriculum, instruction
and assessments prepared students to master the course outcomes
…allow for refinement of curricular, instructional, and assessment practices for the following year
Examples
• State assessments• AIMS• Stanford 10
• District assessments
• Chapter / Unit tests
• Projects / Presentations
Common Formative Assessments • …given by two or more instructors on a team
• …not standardized
• …teacher-created and teacher-owned
• …collaboratively scored
• …provide immediate feedback
• …results examined for best practices and remediation opportunities
Examples
• Chapter / Unit test
• Quiz
• Projects / Presentations
Formative Assessment• James Popham, Transformative Assessment, 2008:
• Formative assessment is a planned process in which teachers use assessment-based evidence to adjust their ongoing instructional procedures and students use this evidence to adjust their current learning tactics.
• The DuFours and Eaker, Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work, 2008:• Formative assessment is an assessment for learning
used to advance and not merely monitor each student’s learning.
Formative Assessment• … is a continuous process
• … takes place during instruction
• … improves students’ achievement of outcomes
• … is not always a “test”, but a check for students’
understanding
• … is focused on improvement rather than grades
Examples
• Ask questions• Bell work• Pop quiz• Ticket out the door• Any questions• Think-Pair-Share
Formative Assessment Analysis• What kind of data do you get from formative
assessments?
• What do students do with formative assessment data?
Assessment Cycle
Formative Assessment
Common Formative
Assessment
Summative Assessment
Formative Assessment Tools
NO TECH
• Thumbs up / down
• 1 – 5
• Verbal questions
LOW TECH
• Popsicle sticks
• White boards
• Student Response Systems
GUHSD Success• Assessment Literacy Course
• Trained 500+ teachers
• On-going professional development
• Observations about student achievement in GUHSD• Lower drop-out rate• Higher graduation rate• Lower freshman failure rate
Formative Assessment in Science