CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Since formative assessments are ongoing throughout the course, teachers can identify problems early on before they become too difficult for the student to overcome later on in the course or even during class.

Detailed explanation-2: -Using formative assessment at the end of a previous day’s lesson or at the start of a new lesson will allow you to see what your students already know about the standard you have targeted to teach.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Formative assessment practices, if implemented effectively, can provide teachers and their students with the data that they need. Moreover, there is empirical evidence that formative assessment, unlike benchmark assessments, is effective in improving student achievement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Feedback to the learner is immediate (or nearly so), to enable the learner to change his/her behavior and understandings right away. Formative Assessment also enables the teacher to “turn on a dime” and rethink instructional strategies, activities, and content based on student understanding and performance.