Creation of Formative Assessments
[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 1, 5]
In Week 1, you selected a standard for your unit plan along with three measurable learning objectives. This is the first step in creating any type of lesson or unit plan as we must know what knowledge we want our learners to acquire. Since we are following the backward design model for developing lesson plans, the next thing is to create our assessments; the evidence that will let us know our learners are acquiring the knowledge.
Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
- Read Chapter 5: Placement, Diagnostic, and Formative Assessment
- Review your instructors feedback from Week 1 to make any necessary changes to your learning objectives.
- Review the following links on different ways you can formatively assess student learning:
Reflect
Consider how you might formatively assess learners before, during, and after a lesson.
Content Instructions (Due Monday, Day 7)
Complete the following:
- Fill out the .
- Include your standard and three measurable learning objectives in this document.
- Create three different ways you might formatively assess your learners during your instructional plan. Provide a description of each of the assessments and how each one helps you in measuring the progress of your learners mastering the learning objectives. This explanation will show alignment between your standards and objectives and your formative assessments. Use evidence from your readings to support your ideas.
- Integrate the use of technology with at least one of your formative assessments.
Writing and Formatting Expectations
Your Creation of Formative Assessment assignment
- Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (does not include the title or reference page).
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Students name
- Course name and number
- Instructors name
- Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to .
- Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing as well as , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources
- Must make reference to the course text to support your ideas. Refer to for assistance.
- Must use proper syntax and mechanics. Your writing should display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers guide.
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
- Must use APA formatting consistently throughout. Refer to the for assistance with APA style and formatting.
