DQ 2 Week 2 Class ELM / 555
Teachers can perform quick formative assessments during a lesson and the students’
feedback can determine what they do not understand, what to modify, and what can lead to
follow-up questions. How would you use feedback from students during pre- and formative
assessments to inform instructional decisions?
The formative assessments include things like
short quizzes, exit tickets, thumbs-up/thumbs-
down, and interviews allow the teachers real time feedback for where the students are in their
learning. Pre formative assessment give the teacher an idea of what your student knows prior to
the material you will be teaching. It gives the teacher the ability to adjust their teaching so that
no students are left behind.
These types of assessments should be used as a tool for helping
along any future instruction and will give the teacher a guide for future lessons also this will
show how a teacher can improve their classroom practice. Receiving feedback right away will
help the teacher deliver on this principle by answering these questions,
“What are we in our
learning today and what do we need to improve on tomorrow?”
Each assessment should be
adjusted to meet the needs and goals of the student and teacher. It is imperative that the word
assessment is known by the students as not just a grade or scores on assignments that have been
taken. It should be told to them that this is a tool that is used to help the teacher understand what
areas they need help in and what areas they are mastering. Having the instruction start off as a
conversation piece while explaining these things to your class will help your student to set
educational goals and take responsibility of their learning.
