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Intent of Project
Formative Assessment in the Math Classroom: Jessica Zmiyarch's Mini-Course
The intent of this course is to show educators how to effectively use formative assessment in the math classroom to assess students and analyze lesson plans.
Topics that will be covered:
- What is formative assessment?
- How to assess students using formative assessment.
- How to analyze lesson plans using formative assessment.
Learning Outcomes
Given information on formative assessment through articles and videos, learners will be able to:
- Define and create examples of formative assessment.
- Provide 4-5 examples of formative assessment that would be beneficial and effective in their content specialty.
- Describe and analyze when and how often to use formative assessment.
- Evaluate and analyze lesson plans based on formative assessment outcomes.
Needs Assessment
PROBLEM:
The major issue is that many educators do not assess DURING the lesson, only at the end. The assessment at the end of the lesson is a summative assessment. Summative assessments include all topics throughout the lesson. Formative assessments are quick assessments that tell the educator if the lesson was effective or not. Formative assessments are necessary throughout the entire unit. If formative assessments are used effectively, then educators will understand the learner needs and be able to address these needs before the summative assessment.
WHAT IS TO BE LEARNED:
Participants will identify effective uses of formative assessment for their math classroom. They will identify when and how often to use formative assessment. They will create a short lesson (10-15 minutes) that includes a type of formative assessment and be able to evaluate and analyze lesson plans based on the outcome of the formative assessment.
Analysis of the Learner and Context
THE LEARNERS:
This mini-course is implemented to educate participants about formative assessment in the math classroom and how it is effectively used.
INSTRUCTIONAL CONTEXT:
For this course, learners will need access to a computer with internet connection. Instruction will be displayed through text, videos and other digital media.
EXPLORING THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTION:
Participants will watch videos on effective uses of formative assessment in the math classroom. They will discuss the qualities that they see in the videos and why the instructor chose to use it. Participants will also need to record and upload a lesson that they must teach and incorporate formative assessment. Upon uploading the video, they will analyze and evaluate the lesson plan in order to see where the lesson will take them next. For example, do they need to reteach all or some of the material or have the students showed mastery to move on to the next topic.
GOALS:
The main goal for this mini-course is to promote formative assessment in the math classroom to enrich the learning environment and enhance the instruction.
Performance Objectives
The objectives for the course are:
- Learners will come up with a list of different examples of formative assessments. Based on the examples provided, the students will list 4-5 examples that would be beneficial and effective in their content specialty(math). The students will provide an example for each in which they could use this formative assessment in the future.
- Learners will again look at the different examples of formative assessments that they came up with. They will rank the different formative assessment examples in regards to how often it could/should be used in their specific classroom (no right or wrong answer). For example, "thumbs up, thumbs down" and checking for understanding is a form of formative assessment that can be used throughout a days lesson, multiple times. Others may be more beneficial to only use once or a couple times.
- They will create a short lesson/activity (10-15 minutes) that includes a type of formative assessment and be able to evaluate and analyze the lesson plan/activity based on the outcome of the formative assessment.
Task Analysis
Unit 1: Given information through videos, participants will learn about formative assessment in order to effectively use it in their classroom.
Unit 2: Through reading informative articles, participants will identify examples of formative assessment and how to implement them in the classroom effectively.
Unit 3: After creating and presenting a lesson, participants will evaluate and analyze lesson plans based on formative assessment outcomes in order to improve instruction.
Curriculum Map
File:ETAP 623 Curriculum Map.pdf
References and Resources
https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html
https://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/ExamplesofFormativeAssessment.html
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis