Formative assessment Ideas: Index card summaries/questions Hand signals One-minute essays Question box Analogy prompt

Visual representation Oral questioning Follow-up probes Misconception check

- Pre-assess weeks before unit begins to actually use data in planning - Formative assessment is iterative - By increasing wait time from one to three seconds, student speculative and predictive thinking can increase as much as 700%

Summative Assessment

Preassessment

Formative Assessment Authentic assessment should be: Realistically contextualized Requires judgment and innovation Ask the student to do the subject Replicates key workplace challenges Assesses ability to efficiently and effectively use a repertoire of knowledge Allows opportunities to practice, consult, get feedback, and refine (apprenticeship perform-feedback-revise-perform) Follow GRASPS to ensure you have an appropriate assessment: Goal Role Audience Situation Product, Performance, and Purpose Standards and Criteria for Success

Eckert - Based on many of the UbD principles of Wiggins and McTighe (2005)

Authentic performance examples: Mail-order friend (language arts, K-2): Imagine that you have can order a friend by telephone from a mail-order catalog. Think about the qualities you want in a friend. Before you order your friend over the telephone, practice asking for three characteristics that you want in a friend and give an example of each characteristic. Remember to speak clearly and loudly enough so that the sales person will know exactly what youre looking for. Your request will be taped and assessed against a rubric for clarity as well as how much thought you put into your request. Anatomy/physiology inquiry project (science, 5-10) Develop a question or questions that you have about how the human body works. Generate a hypothesis. Test a sample of students. Record, analyze, and graph results. Present the conclusions and limitations of your study in a digital video that shows all stages of the inquiry process. Priority will be given to careful observation, analysis, and reflection. Literary hall of fame (English, 10-12) The Council of Arts and Letters has announced the establishment of a Hall of Fame to honor the works of notable U.S. authors and artists. Since your class is finishing a course on U.S. literature, you have been asked to submit a nomination for an author to be admitted to the Hall of Fame. Complete the nomination form for an author whom you believe is worthy of induction. Your essay should include your analysis of the authors contribution to U.S. literature and your rationale for recommending the author for inclusion in the Hall of Fame. Drywalling a home (math, 8-10) When contractors give an estimate on home repairs, how can we know if the cost is reasonable? In this task, you will determine whether a drywalling contractor is giving accurate information, or trying to overcharge an uninformed customer. You will be given room dimensions and const figures for materials and labor. From the lake to the prairie (history, geography, grades 3-7) A group of foreign students is visiting your school for one month as part of an international exchange program. The principal ha asked you to plan and budget a four-day tour of Illinois to help the visitors understand the history of Illinois. Your task is to prepare a written tour itinerary, including an explanation of why each site was selected. Include a map tracing the rout for the four-day tour and budget for the trip.

Eckert - Based on many of the UbD principles of Wiggins and McTighe (2005)