CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

TEACHING METHODS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is formative assessment?
A
A process, not a test; to inform during the instruction for immediate or near future use (to change or improve instruction)
B
a standard for evaluating learning of students and the procedures that provides the required information
C
an act of passing judgement on the basis of set of standards that determines the extent to which objectives are achieved
D
None of the above
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: -Formative assessment is a planned, ongoing process used by all students and teachers during learning and teaching to elicit and use evidence of student learning to improve student understanding of intended disciplinary learning outcomes and support students to become self-directed learners.

Detailed explanation-3: -Formative assessment refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course.

Detailed explanation-4: -Formative assessments are generally used for planning future instruction and for helping students drive their own learning.

Detailed explanation-5: -Quizzes. Impromptu quizzes are the most preferred way for conducting formative assessments. After teaching a lesson, many teachers ask for quizzes to know how many students have understood the concept.

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