How do you know if they know

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How do you know if they know?

• Matt Townsley
• Becky Goerend
• 2008 ICTM Conference

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Formative assessment

• How am I doing?
• Using feedback to improve teaching and learning

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Summative Assessment

• How did I do?
• Measure achievement after learning occurs

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Soup Chef Analogy
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Assessment should inform instruction

• "The use of frequent formative assessment helps
  make students' thinking visible to themselves,
  their peers, and their teacher." (Bransford, 2000)

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MDP(Meaningful Distributed Practice)

• Practice written by the teacher
• Useful for review or preview
• Opportunity for grouping students

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Information

• Layne and Makenzee have misconceptions of how to
  add fractions.
• Alex and Layne need a refresher on how to change
  a fraction to a decimal.

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Writing prompts

• Illustrates conceptual knowledge or lack thereof.

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Writing Prompt

• What did you do wrong on the problem?
• How will you fix your mistake?
• What will you do next time so you dont make the
  same mistake?

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Quizettes

• Snapshot of student misconceptions
• Opportunity for quick feedback
• Why sift through many homework problems?

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Mini whiteboards

• Visual of students as they work
• Immediate feedback to students while they work

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How does it work in your classroom?

• (Brief discussion)

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Thank you!

• Matt TownsleySolon High Schoolmtownsley_at_solon.k1
  2.ia.us
• Becky GoerendFairbank ElementaryWapsie Valley
  Schoolsbgoerend_at_wapsievalleyschools.org