1. More Than a Snapshot
Using Formative Assessment
to Increase Student Learning
Dr. Jennifer Smithers Marten

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3. Formative Assessment
• Success
– Enrichment
– Further Instruction
• Needs Improvement
– Correctives
Summative Assessment
• Success
– Instruction on new unit
– Evidence for evaluation
• Needs Improvement
– Correctives
– Summative can become
formative if goals weren’t
met
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Guskey & Bailey (2001) Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning. Corwin

4. When Summative Assessment Becomes Formative
Assessment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4880PJnO2E
(Hat tip to Rick Wormeli for sharing this video at a workshop)
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5. Whose fault is it if the majority of your
class fail an assignment?
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6. “Four-fifths of my students keep failing my tests,” he shouted to
me from his doorway. “Well, screw ‘em if they can’t study!”
Accountability: Teaching Through Assessment and
Feedback, Not Grading
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7. Purpose of Formative Assessment Systems
To reduce discrepancies between current
understanding/performance and a desired goal
Hattie (2009). Visible Learning. Routledge
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8. An Effective
Formative Assessment System
Answers
Three Questions
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Frey & Fisher (2011). The Formative Assessment Action Plan. ASCD.

9. Feed-Up
Where am I going?
Ensures that students understand the purpose.
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10. Feed-Up
Task clarity
Relevance
Potential for success
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11. Feedback
How am I doing?
Provides students with information about their successes
and needs.
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12. Not All Feedback is Useful
Feedbad
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13. Feedback
Meaningful
Purposeful
Tailored to the Needs of the Learner
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14. Feedback
Task
Process
Self-Regulation
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15. Feed-Forward
Where am I going next?
Guides student learning based on performance data.
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16. Feed-Forward
Watch for misconceptions carried forward
Error Analysis
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17. The absence of any one component
places learning at risk.
Frey & Fisher (2011). The Formative Assessment Action Plan. ASCD.
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18. A Story About a Boy
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19. This Is His Writing Notebook
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20. This Is A Sample of His Writing
(an on demand piece)
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21. Think-Pair-Share
What are your thoughts on his lead
paragraph?
Claim/Thesis?
Hook?
Precise Language?
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22. Examples of Formative Assessment
Note Taking
Goal Setting
Rubric Checks
Choice Piece
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23. A Story About a Girl
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24. These Are Her Note Cards
Feedback
0 points
given originally
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25. These Are Her Note Cards
Feedback
Feedback
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26. Think-Pair-Share
What are your thoughts on her notes?
Effective?
Purposeful?
Useful?
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27. “I’m not learning anything because I am
worrying too much about the technical
stuff she grades and not what I’m
reading”
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28. Suggestions of Formative Assessment
Instead of Note Cards
Choice
Comparisons
Connections
Jigsaw
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29. Some of My Favorite General Strategies
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30. If you did know, what would you say?
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31. Question Shells
(Mindful & Planned)
Instead of “Is carbon a metal?”
Ask “Why is carbon not a metal?”
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Wiliam (2011). Embedded Formative Assessment. Solution Tree.

32. Reporter at Random
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Wiliam (2011). Embedded Formative Assessment. Solution Tree.

33. Clock Buddies
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35. Quick Write
Summarize
Connect to background information
Explain content concepts or vocabulary
Predict and Infer
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36. Think-Pair-Share
Think-Ink-Pair-Share
Think-Pair-Share-Reflect
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37. I Like I Wish I Wonder
Sample (from a PD session)
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38. Sum It Up
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39. Dirt Road to Autobahn
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40. Top 10 List
What are the top takeaways from today’s lesson?
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41. S-O-S
Statement
Opinion
Support
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42. Trouble Slips
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43. Over the Shoulder Writing Conference
Know your target
Ask questions
Share quick strategies
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44. Quick Assessments
(Can be done in 90 seconds)
My Favorite: New Clothes
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45. Single Point Rubrics
Intro to Ed Example
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46. Vocabulary Strategies
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47. Frayer Model
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48. U-P-S – Understand, Plan, & Solve
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49. Google Docs
Voice Comments
Surveys
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50. Back Channel Chats
Answer Garden
Today’s Meet
Padlet (example from PD)
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51. If you could ask one last question…
What would it be?
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52. A Final Thought
The classroom must be a safe place to take
risks
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54. Let’s Stay Connected
Twitter: @jenmarten
Blog: teach from the heart
Skype: jenmarten
Website: Feedback
LinkedIn: jenmarten
Email: jmarten@tds.net
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55. More Than a Snapshot
Using Formative Assessment to
Increase Student Learning
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