Formative+Assessment


 * Formative assessment
 * How do we know if they are ‘getting it’:
 * On a minute-to-minute basis?
 * On a day-to-day basis?
 * On a topic-to-topic basis?
 * How can we use formative assessment to inform our teaching?

SJP: I've been reading a book about Formative Assessment by Angelo and Cross (http://serc.carleton.edu/resources/14322.html) and I attended a workshop during Spring Break that demonstrated 12 formative assessments during the six-hour professional development. Ever since hearing about Think-Pair-Share (TPS) at ASEE in early 2000s I've used this quick assessment fairly routinely. And I've been wondering what else might I use...so let's talk about what you use, prompt, hint, post