CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Key PointsFormative assessment refers to the assessment for monitoring the student’s progress throughout the learning and teaching process. It mainly focuses on finding and diagnosing students’ needs rather than grading and ranking them. Assignments, projects, portfolios, anecdotal records, rating scales, quizzes, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Description/Application: Anecdotal records are written records to keep up with a child’s progress in a particular area over time. Teachers observe a child’s actions and takes work samples throughout a day. This is type of formal assessment so there are comments and records are based on notes only.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assessment tools aid in assessing and evaluating student learning and can provide different options to assess students beyond the traditional exam. Several tools are available including grading rubrics, Canvas Assignments, plagiarism detection, self-assessment, and peer assessment, surveys, and classroom polling.

Detailed explanation-4: -A rubric is a scoring tool used to assess student performance based upon a specific set of criteria. A rubric consists of the following three components: criteria: the characteristics of performance (e.g., thesis statement, organization, evidence)

Detailed explanation-5: -Quizzes, group discussion, conversation, portfolio, rating scale and anecdotal records, etc are the appropriate tools for formative assessment.