CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -At its heart, reflective assessment is a metacognitive strategy and formative assessment strategy that encourages students to think about their thinking. Reflective thinking helps students figure out what they know and do not know and connects their learning to other experiences and information in their world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Students can reflect on their learning in many ways: answering a set of questions, drawing a picture or set of pictures to represent their learning process, talking with a partner, keeping a learning log or journal, etc.

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: -The consistent use of formative assessments during lessons and units ensures that every student is mastering concepts and content along the way. They affirm that learning is a process, help to create a supportive learning environment, and improve learning outcomes.