Informal Classroom Assessment Robert Filson Green River Community College Informal Classroom Assessment Informal = low-stakes assessment Informal Classroom Assessment Informal = low-stakes assessment Purpose Increase student learning Informal Classroom Assessment Pre-instructional Assessment Instruction and Formative Classroom Assessment Examination Student perspective Informal Classroom Assessment Pre-instructional Assessment Instruction and Formative Classroom Assessment Examination Instructor perspective Informal Classroom Assessment Pre-instructional assessments What is your concept of? Predictions Comparisons Conversations between students Informal Classroom Assessment Examples of some pre-instructional ideas: Groundwater moves in underground rivers All igneous rocks are volcanic Density is the same as weight or volume Gravity and magnetism are the same Informal Classroom Assessment Instructional Assessments: Group discussion questions Old exam questions Questions aimed at common misconceptions Informal Classroom Assessment Instructional Assessments: Group discussion questions Old exam questions Questions aimed at common misconceptions T/F questions Informal Classroom Assessment Instructional Assessments: Group discussion questions Old exam questions Questions aimed at common misconceptions T/F questions Minute papers at the end of class Informal Classroom Assessment Mid-Course Correction Informal Classroom Assessment Which aspects of the course are helping you learn? Which aspects of the course are interfering with your learning? Index Cards Informal Classroom Assessment Visual materials-15 Study guides- 12 Groups- 10 Questions on exams are not clear-18 Too much reading- 15 Dont like due dates on Monday-12 Next Day