Formative Assessment Philosophy
Kenya and Brian have the same favorite color. What is it?
Purple
Name 3 arachnids that aren't spiders or technically spiders and say which is your favorite.
scorpions, mites, ticks, harvestmen, pseudoscorpions, camel spiders, whip spiders, vinegaroons.
How old is the Canadian school?
14 years next school year is our 15h birthday
How old is the Canadian School High School
This is our 5th year!
What is one of the primary focus of peer assessment?
Student self reflection
Better understanding of learning outcomes
Fostering a growth mindset
Building a community of learners
Developing soft, collaborative skills in learners
What type of language should be used in rubrics to ensure they are a tool for students as much as for teachers?
Student friendly language
How can a teacher "demystify" the assessment process?
Explain the learning outcomes, rubrics, and grading criteria at the very beginning of a unit, project, test, etc.
Even better if students participate in choosing the evaluation criteria!
What specific collaborative action can a teacher take at the start of a project to increase student "buy-in" ?
Co-constructing the norms, rules, and assessment criteria with the students.
Under what specific condition is feedback considered "formative" according to educational researchers?
Feedback is formative only if it leads to direct action by the student.
During self assessment and peer assessment, participants must always focus on where they are at, and what is the next step to improving the quality of their work.
To make peer feedback actionable, what must a student provide alongside the identified "problem" in a peer's work?
They must provide a reasonable step forward.
Come up with three ways students can track their self reflection over time throughout the learning process.
If you said something reasonable you get the points!
Create and consistently use a set of common terms
Instead of viewing errors as failures, how should they be treated within a constructivist learning experience?
Mistakes should be treated as opportunities for learning and knowledge transfer.
Self/peer assessment can't be effective if students harbor too many negative associations with making mistakes or others knowing about their mistakes.
What is the purpose of providing "low-stakes" peer and self assessment practice that does not affect a student's recorded score?
It allows students to build qualitative accuracy, self-awareness, and assessment honesty without the pressure of grades.
What needs to happen to authority during peer-peer or student self reflection?
The authority must shift from the teacher to the students, where the teacher's role is to provide the tools (like rubrics and exemplars) so that students become the primary judges of their own and their peers' progress.
Name 5 ways to increase emotional safety during peer assessment. 4 must match to get the points.
anonymity, consistency, explicit criteria, multiple reviewers, co-construction, fair grade distribution, growth mindset modeling, calibrate over time
To effectively "bridge the gap" in a constructivist learning experience, what are the three specific states of knowledge a learner must be able to identify?
What they currently know.
What they need to know.
How they will bridge the gap between the two.
How does "cumulative" task design support the student self-assessment (SSA) process?
It allows students to apply self-generated feedback from one assignment to the next.
What are 4 ways a teacher can calibrate a student who is underestimating their work or being overly critical of themselves? At least two of your answers need to match ours.
by providing descriptive feedback
comparing their scores against lecturer or peer benchmarks.
increase the frequency of peer-peer assessment and self assessment
comparing the students self assessment with more reasonable peer and teacher assessment
What do we have to convince students of for this to work? There are 3 factors.
Their peers are capable, consistent, and trustworthy
Student assessment is reliable under teacher controlled conditions and the assesesment will be fair
Student self assessment and peer assessment are effective ways to help them learn more deeply and more efficiently