Make Formative Assessment More Student-Centered is a video created by the Common Sense team, a non-profit organization that provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. This video provides three tips for great formative assessment.
Does formative assessment begin and end with a quiz? Many popular formative assessment apps like Kahoot!, Plickers, and Socrative make giving and scoring quizzes easy and efficient. They also give teachers great feedback on learning and instruction. But quizzes and feedback are the top of the iceberg. To unlock formative assessment’s full potential, go beyond the bar chart and get students to reflect on their own progress, areas for growth, and next steps. In the end, it’s not the quiz that counts but the thinking that happens after.