PBL lesson 3.1
What is formative and summative assessment? in order to discuss assessment in PBL you must understand the difference between these two types of assessment. There are four task to complete in this lesson.
Task 3.1
1. Read this articlearticle on formative and summative assessment. While you are reading be sure to take notes in your journal. It would be good to set up a T-chart with formative assessment and summative assessment as the titles. Include definitions as well as examples of each. This is an article from NYC schools and it gives a great recap of the two different types of assessment used in classrooms.
2. Read this articlearticle which introduces the idea of how to implement more assessment during class-not the old fashioned test assessments, but more formative assessment. Grant Wiggins discusses assessment more as a form a feedback. While reading this article write in your journal what ideas you find interesting and list ways of creatively assessing your PBL class. By assessing, I mean giving more feedback.
3. Watch this video where Rick Wormeli discusses the importance of formative assessment in the classroom. Be sure to have your journal handy so you can continue to add to your ideas.
4. Here is a short videoshowing assessment in a PBL classroom so you can see it in action.