Different Examples of Formative Assessment

I'm focusing this part of my presentation on the subject of language arts because this is my forte; this is what I have been teaching most recently.  I am also gearing it toward middle school students, but you may find much of this applicable to your own situation.  That's the beauty of homeschooling--flexibility.

Above is a video from youtube. Though this video is appropriate, one never knows what one will find on the internet, so please always caution.

I included the above video as a method of formative assessment, though it is not technically, because I believe the teacher can determine how much his class, as a whole, has grasped of his lesson when they repeat back to him or to their fellow students what they have been taught..  This lesson is highly structured and can be enjoyable from time to time.

 This video has some interesting strategies for assessing your students.



And so does this one!

I believe the benefit to the student is that he has a safe, non-threatening way in which he can communicate with his teacher.  The teacher has several quick ways in which she can monitor progress in her classroom.


This gentleman offers a plethora of ways to engage students while the teacher is assessing "on the go."

Because the author of this presentation offers so many suggestions, it will be difficult for his students to become bored.  Most of the activities are engaging and motivating.  They offer many avenues for the student to demonstrate his/her knowledge.  The teacher, if he/she uses many of these, can gain a broader outlook of the students' abilities as well as what they've learned.