Module 3: Formative Assessment
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Formative assessment
What you will learn: In this lesson plan, you will learn what formative assessment is, how it can help students in their own learning process through three core questions, and how to apply it in your LessonUp lessons.Time required: 10 minutes.👀 Prefer not to read long texts? Scroll down for the same information in an interactive LessonUp lesson or a PDF document with more illustrations. Tip: save the lesson in your account!
WHAT IS FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT?
Formative assessment refers to all activities that teachers perform to understand, interpret, and use student learning activities to make better decisions.
WHERE IS THE STUDENT HEADING?
The very first step is to state the learning objectives in the lesson itself. By placing the learning objectives in your slide and discussing them, students know what they are working towards and gain more ownership of their own learning process.Tip: The way learning objectives are formulated is a personal choice, but formulating a learning objective from the student's perspective is often much more powerful: "You can...", or: "I can...".Finally, don't forget to check at the end of the lesson whether the learning objective has been achieved. An exit ticket can help with this! For example, one of the following three:
