Prompt: Discuss
the formative and summative assessment plans for a unit presently being taught
in your class
In freshman health class, my mentor and I just finished up a
unit on wellness. This is one of the OSPI health education core
standards. Throughout this unit we developed both informal and formal
assessments to see where students were at with these core standards as we
progressed through the unit.
We began this unit with a pre-assessment to test for prior
knowledge. By collecting this information and not giving a score, it gave
us accurate information of where the students were at with wellness
concepts. Throughout the unit, we then had small informal assessments
each class period, such as kahoot or exit tickets. Meadowdale is on a
block schedule therefore I only see the health class every Tuesday and
Thursday, making the time we have very important. Our other informal
assessments included items like poster making to express as much knowledge as
they can about a topic, allowing us to assess their current knowledge without
assigning a point value to it. These are some examples of formative
assessments that were included in the unit to help monitor student progress and
by doing so it provided us feedback to see how we should tailor the unit as we
went along.
We used summative assessment at the end
of the unit by having the students take a unit test where the students received
a score. As the teachers, we are able to use this to assess knowledge
compared to the pre-test. This form of assessment also allowed us to see
we covered well and what needs to be covered again before moving onto the next
unit.
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