Formative+Assessment

=Formative Assessment=

See James Popham

=If good assessment is INFORMATIVE, which of the following are most and least informative when applied to a final draft? Let’s assume the writer knows what the assignment is, even though we don’t.= = = =(1) good story - A= //How many papers have you received back with only this much information?// = = =(2) 90 – excellent concrete examples, but where are “beauty,= = = =melancholy and death”? What about a strong conclusion?= = = =(3) [partial rubric] Good – B – Ideas and content are adequately= = = =developed through details and examples= How do I know what worked? = = =(4) [partial rubric] Parody is long enough (at least 2 stanzas) to capture= = the flavor of the work parodied. __Student has clearly spent time on the project.__ = //How would I know this?//