Involving Students in Formative Assessment

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Here are some ways in which you can engage your students:

A.  In a particular vignette which I read, the teacher handed out pieces of papers on which he had printed three goals for the unit he was teaching.  At the bottom of the paper, he left a space for the student to write a goal that the student hoped to accomplish in the unit.  For example, if the class had been reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, perhaps the goals were as follows:

1. You (the student) will identify Mark Twain's use of verbal irony.
2. You will be able to explain Twain's use of symbolism.
3. You will be able to describe the relationship between Huck and Jim.
4.___________________________________________________


B.  Allow the student to choose from a select group of activities (predetermined by you, the teacher) in which to showcase his or her own learning style and in which he or she can feel some sense of ownership and control.

C.  The Stoplight Method, featured in a previous video, offers the student a chance to let her teacher know how she is faring while she is involved in the lessons.  Exit slips serve the same purpose.

Here's some information on exit slips for reading.