Module 2:Using Pre-Assessment and Formative Assessment to

Continually Assess Student Learning

Good Spirit School Division

Module Outcomes• To further develop and refine our concept of pre-

assessment and formative assessment.

• To expand our ‘toolkits’ of pre-assessment and formative assessment strategies.

• To link the assessment processes to the Division UbD Unit Plan Template.

Give One Get One(Activating Prior Knowledge Activity)• List five of your favourite pre-assessments and

formative assessments that you use on a regular basis.

• Circulate throughout the room and share one of your ideas with a colleague (Give).

• After giving an idea, ask your colleague to share one of his/her ideas (Get).

• Find another colleague. “Give” that colleague an assessment and “get” one in return.

• Feel free to share ideas that you “get” in addition to your own list of assessments.

Assessment Processes• Pre-Assessment: Before a lesson or unit to

determine student learning and inform instruction.

• Formative Assessment: During lesson or unit to determine student learning and make changes to teaching or learning.

• Summative Assessment: At the end of lesson or unit to determine student learning and report level of achievement.

Pre-Assessment• given at the start of a lesson or unit• provides information on student learning• use to plan instruction• use to create instructional groups by readiness• should not be marked or graded• formal/informal strategies• whole class or individual • link to activating prior knowledge activities

Formative Assessment• given during a unit of study• provides information on student learning• use to gather information about student progress• use to make change to current instruction practices• use to support students to make change to current

learning processes• should not be marked or graded (if returned to

students use descriptive feedback)• formal/informal strategies• whole class or individual • link to instructional activities

Assessment Strategies• Consider the following when choosing a pre-

assessment or formative assessment strategy:

o Type of Assessment (pre-assessment or formative)

o Purpose of Assessment (gather information on student learning, use to track student progress, or inform instruction)

o Target of Assessment (individual or small group)

o Learning Style (visual, auditory, and/or kinesthetic)

Assessment Strategies

Three Minute Pause(Formative Assessment Strategy)

• Divide into groups of 3 to 5.

• Discuss information presented during assessment module.o First - summarize main pointso Second - make connections to personal experienceso Third - ask questions for further understanding

• Present two or three highlights from discussion to the rest of the group.