The Difference Between A Good Question And A Bad Question
A question is only a strategy (for inquiry) and must therefore have a purpose if we want to evaluate its quality.
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18 Of The Best Formative Assessment Tools For Digital Exit Tickets
18 of the best formative assessment tools for teachers check for understanding.
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20 Teacher Tools To Create Online Assessments [Updated]
Teacher tools to create online assessments: Google Forms for quick quizzes, Socrative for live checks, and Edulastic for standards-aligned tests.
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The Difference Between Assessment Of And Assessment For Learning
Assessment for learning is commonly referred to as formative assessment–that is, assessment designed to inform instruction.
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Digital Tools To Create Simple Quizzes And Collect Feedback From Students
These sites, tools, and apps can save teachers time by allowing them to create simple quizzes and collect feedback from students.
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6 Tips For Using Exit Tickets To Improve Your Teaching
Exit tickets can clarify student proficiency but can be used for more than just on-the-fly formative assessment.
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What Is Additive Grading?
Additive grading is method of grading that starts all students at zero and adds points for accomplishments and mastery.
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6 Types Of Assessment Of Learning
From formative and summative assessment to criterion-referenced and benchmark assessment, each type of assessment has a unique function.
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20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning
One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.
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What Is The Purpose Of Assessment?
In a perfect world, all assessment would be formative–an ongoing loop of learning, feedback, revision, and learning again.
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50 Ways To Measure Understanding
It’s difficult to teach if it’s unclear what students actually understand–and multiple-choice tests aren’t enough. Here are 50 alternatives.
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The Trouble With Measuring Understanding
Measuring understanding might be the most complex thing teachers do. Unfortunately, PD gives little attention to making quality assessments.
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18 Inconvenient Truths About Assessment Of Learning
It’s an extraordinary amount of work to design precise and personalized assessments that illuminate pathways forward for individual students.
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The Challenges Of Data-Based Teaching
How can you use data to improve your teaching? If you don’t already have a plan for the data before giving the assessment, you’re already behind.
