formative assessment and technology

Implement Formative Assessment ThroughLow and High Technology

Harry Tuttle, Ed.D.Instructor, author, consultantharry.g.tuttle@gmail.com

Formative Feedback

The process of helping students immediately moving forward from their present diagnosed learning to the expected learning goal (Tuttle, 2011).

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(Tuttle, 2009)

Formative Assessment Organization

1-Specific learning goal

Learning GoalFamily – Foreign Language function and amount/level

I can

___Name 10 family members.

___Say their names and relationship to me.

___Describe three of them.

___Describe three family members' likes/dislikes and

favorite activities.

___ Tell something I did with a family member.

Work vs Exemplar

2- Exemplar – Raise the Bar

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2.6 Create an original work of art

Exemplar:Rule of thirdsProspectiveColor Contrast

Capture exemplars:

Camera

Whiteboard

BlogWiki

Screencast

Character analysis

Literary Analysis

Novel

Reading

ELA

Yearly 5 months monthly weekly daily

Instruction intertwined with assessment

Instruction

Formative Assessment

3- Pre-assessmentsonline self report online content quizzes such as such as

Google FormsQuia

ProProfs

Hot Potatoes

RTI

Tier 1 within the classroom80% students

Tier 2 15%

Tier 3 5%

Formative Assessment

Where? Close?Gap?

Formative Assessment Process

(Tuttle, 2009)

Monitor (observe)And record

Use formative rubrics

or checklists

Record monitoring through- Mail labels- 3 x 5 cards- Standards sheets- I can statements- Logs- Wiki- Spreadsheet- Electronic portfolio

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Diagnosis

(Tuttle, 2009)

Specific strategy to overcome the learning gap

Learning Goal

(Tuttle, 2009)

Avoid:

Study!

Focus!

Work harder!

Feedback:

Technology

Oral

Written

Non Verbal

Feedback

2-3

Specific

Teacher Feedback

Give formative feedback with new strategies through

Jing

Word YouTube

Website

PowerPoint Practice Quizzes

Organizers

Peer Feedback

Shape

Color

Direction

Weight

Size

1 2 3 Sample writing:

The bedroom has a brown bed. The bed is big. There are pictures.

Use Inspiration checklist for feedback

Digital Gallery Walk on a Class Wiki

2+ 1 --

Help your partner to develop more “delicious” words

Self Feedback

*

0102030405060708090

100

Score

Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5

Vocabulary Strategy- Student graphs own scores

(Tuttle, 2009)

Electronic portfolio Reflection:

Learned?

Yet?

How?

Select a Strategy from the teacher provided list.

(Tuttle, 2011)

“I can ” statements.

Possible strategies

Time for Improvement

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Monitor improvement

and celebrate successes

Timed Journal Writing – Class Weekly Average

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From Tuttle's Learning and Technology Assessments for Administrators

Spreadsheet for Learning Goal 1.1 arranged by lowest to highest scoring

(Tuttle, 2009)

Success Model

Celebrate!

Celebrate:

-Wiki

- Wall

- Email

- Music

Eye on Education Link to books

Sources:

Monthly column for Grant Wiggins' Big Ideas website such as http://tinyurl.com/35m6xn

Tuttle, H. G. (2011). Improving Foreign Language Speaking Through Formative Assessment.

Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education

Tuttle, H. G. (2010). Successful Student Writing Through Formative Assessment . Larchmont,

NY: Eye on Education

Tuttle, H. G. (2009). Formative Assessment: Responding to Students. Larchmont, NY:

Eye on Education.

Tuttle, H. G. (2007). Standards-Based Learning: Helping Students Achieve.

Classroom Connect Connected Newsletter 14 (4), 4-6.

Tuttle, H. G. (2007). Authentic Assessment Made Possible by Web 2.0. In G. Solomon

and L. Schrum (eds). Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools (169-170). Eugene, OR:

International Society for Technology in Education.

Tuttle, H. G. (2004). Learning and Technology Assessments for Administrators. Ithaca, NY:

Epilog Visions.

Many blog entries on formative assessment at my blog: http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com

For more information, contactDr. Harry Tuttle

harry.g.tuttle@gmail.comBlog: http://www.eduwithtechn.wordpress.com