Formative Assessment
Find and share ideas for checking in with students during a project, class, or semester to assess their learning and see if content or instruction needs adjusting.
7 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment
Within these methods you’ll find close to 40 tools and tricks for finding out what your students know while they’re still learning.60-Second Strategy: Participation Cards
A quick formative assessment tool also encourages all students—even shy ones—to participate in discussions.Ramping Up Student Performance
Techniques for introducing new material and feedback to students throughout a lesson—a way to spark deeper insights and learning.Inviting Participation With Thumbs-Up Responses
A quick assessment strategy replaces raised hands, encouraging more students to contribute by accommodating their different processing needs.Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools
Checking for understanding is good for both students and teachers. We’ve rounded up a variety of digital tools to help you do it.Boosting Engagement With Notices and Wonders
When students make “I notice” and “I wonder” comments on course content, teachers can see what they know—and what they need to learn.60-Second Strategy: TAG Feedback
This quick exercise scaffolds peer critique for elementary students.60-Second Strategy: Closing The Loop
A strategy for using a quick, whole-class reflection on content as a verbal exit ticket.3 Ways Student Data Can Inform Your Teaching
Gather and use valuable student data to inform your classroom practice.Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding
Through alternative formative assessment, teachers can check for student understanding without falling back on the tedious or intimidating pop quiz.Using Art in Assessments
An assessment called a one-pager has students use art to show what they know—and it can be used across the curriculum.56 Examples of Formative Assessment
Formative assessment can be as simple as thumbs up or down and as creative as having students illustrate a page of a story.6 Hand Signals That Bring Learning to Life
Nonverbals are gestural cues that can help students quickly and respectfully communicate their reactions, needs, and levels of understanding in a fast-paced classroom.Questioning That Deepens Comprehension
Scaffold students’ thinking about complex texts by asking what the text says, how it works, what it means, and what it inspires them to do.Hit the Mark With Digital Media Exit Cards
Exit cards can be easy—and sometimes even fun—for students to create with a variety of digital tools.