GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True-Students and their parents want a grade for all work that is completed.
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False-FA are just a snapshot of student progression and used to edit instruction towards educational goal.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The short answer to this question is no. For several decades now, research has been quite emphatic that grades and scores can interfere with a student’s willingness to keep learning.
Detailed explanation-2: -Formative assessment is about measuring where students are in their learning and giving them feedback, they say, and then working to fill in the gaps. Grading can shut down that process.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements is true about formative assessment? It is usually given after a teacher finishes his or her instruction. It summarizes the performance of a student in a test. It is a tool that encourages students to assess their own progress on a day-to-day basis.
Detailed explanation-4: -The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments: help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.