Question 1
Read the following articles from Edutopia and respond to the following:
Assessing Learning Without a Test
https://www.edutopia.org/article/assessing-learning-without-test (Links to an external site.)
1. What are the 4 key methodologies of a Critical Skills Classroom?
2. Describe/explain the process/strategies the teacher uses in this article to develop learning and assess his students?
3. What are ways you could assess your students without using a formal test? Give at least two examples.
4 Reasons Teachers are Going Gradeless
https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-reasons-teachers-are-going-gradeless (Links to an external site.)
1. What are the reasons the author states for going “gradeless”?
2. What are your thoughts on giving students feedback instead of grades?
Question 2
Read the article from Edutopia in the link below and respond to the following:
7 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment
https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-smart-fast-ways-do-formative-assessment (Links to an external site.)
56 Examples of Formative Assessment
https://www.edutopia.org/groups/assessment/250941 (Links to an external site.)
1. What is formative assessment?
2. After reading both articles, select four formative assessment strategies/practices. Give a brief description of each one and how it works.