Formative assessment is a quick assessment to see if students understand the information being taught. Summative assessment is a formal assessment such as a test. This varies from a test, presentation like a power point or even just a report. An authentic assessment is a special kind of assessment that involves including real world things. Such as a report on what kind of damage a tornado could do to a home or city.
How to include a formative assessment into a lesson would be to use a written communication strategy. This is a check for understanding method. A summative assessment within a lesson plan would be to have a unit project or test. A way to make all of them authentic would be to make the project or written communication relate to real world things.
An authentic way to relate making change to the real world is giving the students examples of real world situations. During my lesson I needed to come up with a way to explain making change so I used the real world example of the students going to a ball game and wanting a snack. So they went to the concession stand to get a popcorn for $1.00 and a candy bar for $1.00. Then we worked it out. Then I could make the students come up with a different real world example where they would need to make change.
Great assessments! I really like the idea of authentic assessments. They really help to connect the lesson or unit to the real world. I have always thought of formative assessments as ways to assess without students knowing!
ReplyDeleteI too like authentic assessments in that making connections is vital to ensure students fully comprehend a topic.
ReplyDeleteMaking connections to real world application is what keeps the students interested in what we are doing.
ReplyDeleteGreat job. Like Terri said using real world examples are great. It really lets the student know that hey this is really something that I need to know.
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