Formative+Assessments

=**Formative Assessment**=

__**What is Formative Assessment?**__ -Informs both the teachers and students about student understanding at a point when timely adjustments can be made. -The practice before the summative assessment. -A part of instruction. //**Remember assessment drives instruction.**//

>Criteria & goal setting >Observations >Questioning strategies >Self & peer assessment >Student record keeping
 * __Some examples of formative assessment:__**

__**Formative Assessments are useful when...**__ -going through a long chapter (Teachers can decide how fast/slow to go about the lesson) -for students who are not good test takers -Easy for quick assessment

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