CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is formative assessment important?
A
It is used to guide instruction
B
Adds a grade to the gradebook
C
Tells teachers who their advanced learners are
D
Shows administration evidence of teacher planning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -FLES differentiates student learning by using technology tools. The teachers determine the progress of the students using frequent assessments so that they can design learning activities that don’t reteach what is already known and are unique for what each student needs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Formative assessments help teachers identify concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic support.

Detailed explanation-4: -Formative assessments are designed to quickly inform instruction by providing specific and immediate feedback through daily, ongoing instructional strategies that are student and classroom centered, and answer the question, “what comes next for student learning?".

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