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How Do You Know What They Know?Formative Assessment Strategies
Cindy Gay Steamboat Springs HSAcacia McCombs NM School for the ArtsTamara Pennington Windsor HSRobin Walters Sand Creek HS
Workshop GoalsConsider how to purposefully incorporate formative assessment strategies
I2-WIS/WIMCCCR
to assess science understanding
Discuss implications for teaching
Scientific Thinking
• Ask reasonable questions• Generate testable explanations• Collect, represent and analyze
data• Interpret results• Use evidence to construct and
evaluate explanations• Communicate findings
So…How do you know if they can do all this?
Formative Assessment!
But…What, exactly, is
formative assessment?
Traffic Lights
Snowball Fight
http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html
Put On Your Student Hat
How Can You Measure
Photosynthesis?
Traffic Lights
Measuring Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Lab
apcentral.collegeboard.com
http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/bio-manual/Bio_Lab5-Photosynthesis.pdf
Identify and
Interpret (I2) Strategy
Identify and Interpret
3 steps:
Identify
Interpret
Caption
Step 1: IdentifyWhat I See
• Identify any changes, trends, or differences
• Draw arrows, write a WIS comment for each arrow• Be concise• Just what can be observed• Do not explain meaning
Step 1: IdentifyWhat I See
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.0
5
10
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Average Monthly Temperatures in One U.S. City
Month
Tem
pera
ture
(o
C)
What I see:an upward slopebetween Feb.and July
What I see:a peak in July
What I see:a downward slopeBetween July and Dec.
Step 2: InterpretWhat It Means
• Interpret the meaning of each WIS statement with a WIM comment
• Do not try to interpret the whole graph
Step 2: InterpretWhat It Means
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Average Monthly Temperatures in One U.S. City
Month
Tem
pera
ture
(o
C)
What I see:an upward slopebetween Feb.and July
What I see:a peak in July
What I see:a downward slopeBetween July and Dec.
What it means:The average temperature in the city increasesbetween Feb. and July.
What it means: The hottest average temperatures in the city happen in July. The city must be in the northern hemisphere.
What it means;The average temperaturein the city decreases between July and Dec.
Step 3: Caption• Write a caption for the graph.• Start with a topic sentence
that describes what the graph shows.
• Join each WIS with its WIM to make a sentence.
• Build a coherent paragraph from the sentences.
Step 3: Caption
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Average Monthly Temperatures in One U.S. City
Month
Tem
pera
ture
(o
C)
What I see:an upward slopebetween Feb.and July
What I see:a peak in July
What I see:a downward slopeBetween July and Dec.
What it means:The average temperature in the city increasesbetween Feb. and July.
What it means: The hottest average temperatures in the city happen in July. The city must be in the northern hemisphere.
What it means;The average temperaturein the city decreases between July and Dec.
This graph shows the average temperature in a city over a year. There is an upward slope from Feb. to July, showing that there is an increase in the average temperature during these months.There is a downward slope from July to Dec., which means the average temperature decreases during this time. There is a peak in July, which shows the hottest average temperature in thecity happens in July. This peak also means that the city must be in the Northern Hemisphere.
Step 3: Caption
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Average Monthly Temperatures in One U.S. City
Month
Tem
pera
ture
(o
C)
What I see:an upward slopebetween Feb.and July
What I see:a peak in July
What I see:a downward slopeBetween July and Dec.
What it means:The average temperature in the city increasesbetween Feb. and July.
What it means: The hottest average temperatures in the city happen in July. The city must be in the northern hemisphere.
What it means;The average temperaturein the city decreases between July and Dec.
This graph shows the average temperature in a city over a year. There is an upward slope from Feb. to July, showing that there is an increase in the average temperature during these months.There is a downward slope from July to Dec., which means the average temperature decreases during this time. There is a peak in July, which shows the hottest average temperature in thecity happens in July. This peak also means that the city must be in the Northern Hemisphere.
What Factors Affect
the Rate ofPhotosynthesis?
Consider-Contribute-
Consult-Revise(CCCR) Strategy
Step 1: ConsiderCompleted individually
• Select a variable that might affect rate of PSN
• Design an experiment to test your variable• Write in complete sentences• Sketches are clear with
labels
Step 2: ContributeCompleted in pairs – choose someone from another group
Student A• Contribute your ideas
• Read your sentences aloud, word for word – don’t add any additional explanation
• Explain your sketches carefully, including labels
• Answer any questions• Watch partner for
signs of confusionPartners switch
Student B• Listen quietly• Ask questions to
understand your partner’s work
• Take notes about feedback to give your partner• Was everything
correct?• Was everything
clear?• Would an example
help?
Step 3: ConsultCompleted in pairs
Student A
• Consult your partner to get feedback
• Listen to feedback• Ask questions about
the feedback• Carefully consider the
feedback
Partners switch
Student B
• Offer advice to improve your partner’s work
• Answer any questions your partner has
Step 4: ReviseCompleted individually
• Revise your work based on problems you discovered on your own
• Decide which partner advice was useful; include these ideas• use a different colored pen for
revisions• For feedback not leading to revision,
describe why you chose not to use it
Revise Your Experimental
Design
Traffic Lights
Formative Assessment
In Your Practice
Resources!
Traffic Lights
Strategies Entrance Survey (Dots at the Door)
Traffic Lights
Probes/Snowballs
Eavesdropping/Interviews
I2
Gallery Walk
CCCR
Reflection• How do these strategies fit
your definition of formative assessment?
• How can they help determine student understanding?
• What are the implications for your teaching practice?
Thank You!!!Cindy Gay [email protected]
Acacia McCombs [email protected]
Tamara Pennington [email protected]
Robin Walters [email protected]
http://cgay.pbworks.com