Educational expert, Professor Jim Popham (Professor Emeritus, UCLA) has defined Formative Assessment as:
"A planned process of using assessment elicited evidence by teachers to make in route instructional adjustments, or by students to make adjustments in their learning tactics."
More information can be found in the book, The Focus Model, available from Corwin Press.
The following are some example strategies from the West Virginia DOE:
Observations
Questioning
Discussion
Exit/Admit Slips
Learning/Response Logs
Graphic Organizers
Peer/Self Assessments
Practice Presentations
Visual Representations
Kinesthetic Assessments
Individual Whiteboards
Laundry Day
Four Corners
Constructive Quizzes
Think Pair Share
Appointment Clock
As I See It
Additional Resources:
DEFINING AND ENHANCING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
DISTINGUISHING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT LABELS
56 Examples of Formative Assessment
22 Easy Formative Assessment Techniques
10 Assessments You Can Perform in 90 Seconds
25 Formative Assessment Strategies
60 Strategies for Formative Assessment
"A planned process of using assessment elicited evidence by teachers to make in route instructional adjustments, or by students to make adjustments in their learning tactics."
More information can be found in the book, The Focus Model, available from Corwin Press.
The following are some example strategies from the West Virginia DOE:
Observations
Questioning
Discussion
Exit/Admit Slips
Learning/Response Logs
Graphic Organizers
Peer/Self Assessments
Practice Presentations
Visual Representations
Kinesthetic Assessments
Individual Whiteboards
Laundry Day
Four Corners
Constructive Quizzes
Think Pair Share
Appointment Clock
As I See It
Additional Resources:
DEFINING AND ENHANCING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
DISTINGUISHING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT LABELS
56 Examples of Formative Assessment
22 Easy Formative Assessment Techniques
10 Assessments You Can Perform in 90 Seconds
25 Formative Assessment Strategies
60 Strategies for Formative Assessment