Formative Assessment Project Reflection

Jason Stives
5/1/17
Student Teaching B
Spring 2017
Formative Assessment Project
In one of my Monday classes of Teacher as a Researcher, we were
presented with a workshop on formative assessment. I found the
presentation to be quite amazing and it in some shape and form got me even
more excited to be a teacher. Constantly I was thinking about how I might be
able to include every single assessment type into my own classroom. I never
really had many ideas for assessment besides exit tickets. However, by
participating in the workshop, I suddenly had a variety of resources on hand,
I was able to teach my students well and use interesting and effective
formative assessment strategies.
The first strategy I had used for my formative assessment was exit
tickets. These exit ticket assessment is nothing new to me as I have used
them throughout my Primary II, and all Student Teaching placements this
semester. What I enjoyed most about the exit tickets was that they were
connected to the lesson I taught. In Eureka Math, part of the student packet
is the exit ticket. It is a great way to quickly assess which students need help
most. While reviewing the math exit tickets, I was able to determine which
students I would need to pull to the side during I/E every day. The math exit
ticket wasnt the only type of ticket used. While being observed, I had
students quickly write me a sentence about what they learned during a
reading lesson. This allowed me to make connections between who I could
easily tell wasnt paying attention and provide documented evidence to
prove it. By implementing exit tickets every day, it has allowed me to really
get to know my students. I collected them in a small white binder, and they
were incorporated into my Kids Notes Project.
The second strategy I used during the placement was green, yellow,
and red cards. I used them because while researching possible assessments,
I found Class Dojo themed formative assessment cards. These individual
cards had statements that said Got it! I can do it on my own and I can help
others, I think I understand but I need a little help and I dont get it! I
need some help to understand. Each was then copied on green, yellow, and
red construction paper and laminated in the ESU curriculum center. What I
found while having these cards on the desks, was that I could quickly see
which students needed help during independent work. I kept a personal log
that went along with my kids notes, and this guided me to pay more
attention to certain students during the period. What I ended up doing with
these cards was placing them in a green basket. Each day, the cards were
passed out when I would teach. At the end of the day, students returned
them back to the basket. This wasnt the only card set attached to the set
though. I also managed to use ABCD cards, as I would call them. These were
used less however because I found them to require more of a set-up. I would
mostly think of options on the spot or not utilize them much at all. However, I
did find them useful. Just like any other assessment I could see a visual of
which students could understand the content and which werent
understanding at all. What I could have done was prepare when I would use
them and set-up my multiple choice the night before. This could have
stopped random choices from being implemented and provided better use of
the cards.
The final formative assessment strategy I had used was the Die Game.
This game was played during ELA. I would have a foam die that I would allow
one student to be in charge of spinning the dice. The class would then write
their answers on a whiteboard. The example is quoted below from my
Fundations lesson plan Have students roll a die and when the die rolls to a
number, the students must write a words on their whiteboard with the
attached sound. 1- U, 2- U-e, 3- Ue, 4- oo, 5- ou, 6- ew. The whiteboard also
became a major assessment tool in Fundations, and I used it almost every
day. The students would be asked a question and then write the word, or
sound on the board. They would then turn them over when finished writing.
Students finally would then show me their board, and I would correct them as
needed.
In final words, I found great use of the formative assessment tools in
the classroom. However, all strategies have challenges when implementing
them. What I found the most challenging about using different formative
assessment strategies was finding ways to make them relatable to my
lessons. I kept the folder from the workshop and dug through all the various
strategies. I found these three written about above the most useful because
they could be used for any subject. My goals are to continue researching for
effective classroom assessment strategies. I found by completing this project
that I am still building up my toolbox of different strategies. The workshop
was the kick start to collecting strategies and It has completely interested
me as a teacher to continue collecting resources and trying them out. Maybe
some strategies didnt work best for a certain class but, this does not mean it
couldnt be perfect for another classroom in the future. I plan to look for
engaging and resourceful ways to collect data, and use the formative
assessment data collected to continue making modifications to my teaching
strategies and lesson plans as I content to grow as a professional educator.

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Jason Stives

In one of my Monday classes of Teacher as a Researcher, we were

presented with a workshop on formative assessment. I found the

more excited to be a teacher. Constantly I was thinking about how I might be

participating in the workshop, I suddenly had a variety of resources on hand,

formative assessment strategies.

tickets. These exit ticket assessment is nothing new to me as I have used

reading lesson. This allowed me to make connections between who I could

easily tell wasnt paying attention and provide documented evidence to

were incorporated into my Kids Notes Project.

I found Class Dojo themed formative assessment cards. These individual

which students could understand the content and which werent

their answers on a whiteboard. The example is quoted below from my

became a major assessment tool in Fundations, and I used it almost every

In final words, I found great use of the formative assessment tools in

the classroom. However, all strategies have challenges when implementing

assessment strategies was finding ways to make them relatable to my

effective classroom assessment strategies. I found by completing this project

that I am still building up my toolbox of different strategies. The workshop

me as a teacher to continue collecting resources and trying them out. Maybe

assessment data collected to continue making modifications to my teaching

strategies and lesson plans as I content to grow as a professional educator.

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