What is formative assessment and how is it an effective assessment tool in the gifted classroom?
Formative assessment is the teachers ability to know what a student knows, and the direction they need to move to continue with their learning objectives. By addressing the knowledge gained, the teacher then can address the specific student with their needs.
Formative assessment is the teachers ability to know what a student knows, and the direction they need to move to continue with their learning objectives. By addressing the knowledge gained, the teacher then can address the specific student with their needs.
- Paring formative assessments with individualized activities deepens learning for the gifted student.
- Gifted students can be assessed differently than non-gifted students
- Using formative assessment with gifted students allows teachers to individualize learning targets.
- Teacher observation
- Questioning
- Conferencing
- Self-assessment