CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of formative assessment is to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback to staff and students. It is assessment for learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of formative assessments include asking students to: draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic. submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture. turn in a research proposal for early feedback.

Detailed explanation-3: -Teachers using formative assessment approaches and techniques are better prepared to meet diverse students’ needs – through differentiation and adaptation of teaching to raise levels of student achievement and to achieve a greater equity of student outcomes.