My Reflective Assessments

Formative assessment, or assessment for learning as it is often called, is the assessment that

Reflective Assessment of Outcome of an Interview with a Practitioner in the Digital Arts Domain

Since I was using formative assessments as an educator to improve my instruction, I liked the idea of encouraging students to use formative assessments to independently improve their own learning.

Discuss how reflective practice is used by a Professional Body to ensure continued professional development

Recently, whenever I hear current teachers discussing about assessing students, ‘Formative Assessment’ is sure to be highlighted. Nowadays this method (formative assessment) is becoming popular among schools and is being applied widely in schools including my own school. Loughland and Kilpatrick (2015) identified in the few past decades, formative assessment has turned out to be the main goal for teachers and educational systems. On the foundation of Loughland and Kilpatrick (2015) findings and from my experience in the field of teaching, I found out nowadays teachers and school stakeholders strongly feel that formative assessment is the best method to assess in order to enhance students’ learning. For these evident reasons, I am interested in finding

There are a number of approaches to reflective practice. This is to ensure that learning practices are fully evaluated and not just based on thinking alone. These practices include:

Culture is a dynamic aspect of one’s life and our profession. It is multidimensional and complex. Please reflect upon the following questions and write your reflective thoughts.

In order for teachers to use formative assessment effectively there must be these components: it must be incorporated into each lesson, must have student involvement, must collect information on student performance to determine if outcomes are meet, must give the teacher feedback to help shape and guide student learning, and must give the student feedback to help them reflect upon their learning. Anecdotal Records, Quizzes, Portfolios, and Student-Led Conferences all meet the components of an effective formative assessment and are applicable within a Social Studies classroom.

Trained as an educator with a Master’s Degree from Xavier University, I taught in the public school system for 13 years. Currently, I work as the Director of Children’s Ministries at an 1100-member church. Although I have thoroughly loved and learned much through my current position, I miss the daily connections with students and academics.

In my classroom, I will use a range of assessments given throughout the unit and learning process. Formative assessments are used to monitor student learning. They include observations the teacher makes during group work, class discussions, presentations, etc. Summative assessments evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against standards.

I would express my feelings towards reading and writing as ambivalent. Before I entered high school I would have not even

Throughout my unit I had a lot of different ways to formatively assess my students but I decided to stay consistent with the way that my supervising teacher summatively assess the students. I only had two types of formal formative assessments throughout my unit. One formative assessment was the pre-test, which was given to students before the unit started. The other formative assessment took place when students would participate in a Nearpod presentation, which had questions, polls, and even a chance to draw a representation of absolutism throughout. All other formative assessments were questioning throughout the lesson while using the “Bucket of Fate”, also known as an equity cup. For summative assessments, I only

Formative assessment is what guides and focuses student learning in the classroom. Depending on which resources a person is reading, formative assessments take on slightly different meanings and interpretations. Fisher and Frey promote formative assessment as continuous assessment practices that students and teachers use to check the students’ level of understanding. Wiliam says formative assessments are those that provide information that will be used to make decisions on the next learning steps. In either case, formative assessments provide both the teacher and student information on the current learning situation as well as provide ideas to enhance the learning experience in the future.

Before writing this, I questioned how I am supposed to compete against other students who have achieved the same success as me: a 4.0 GPA and a 30 ACTs Composite Score. Undoubtedly, these accomplishments speak for themselves; they show that I have devoted myself to my education and utilized my intelligence. However, countless other students do this as well, so what sets me apart?

Formative assessments have become a huge component of my instruction practice. Our district encourages the use of formative assessments rather than the traditional summative. Keeley (2016) states that much of the weight has been shifted on the side of formative. I have used short surveys or questionnaires