Formal and Informal Assessments

Details:

Part 1: Formal

In a 250-300 word essay, describe the characteristics of effective formal formative assessments. Provide examples from outside sources or your required readings. What makes formative assessments high-level or low-level?

Include at least three sources from the required readings or the GCU Library that support your ideas. You may use the textbook as one of your sources.

Prepare this part of the assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Part 2: Informal

Based on the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levelschart, create three open-ended questions for each of the four DOK levels (12 total) that could be utilized as informal formative assessments for the lesson plan that you began in Topic 1.

Use your 12 questions to complete the “Formative Assessment Template.”

Submit your template with your essay as one deliverable.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Formative Assessment Template

Informational Text: The questions presented herein are based on a lesson delivered to first graders, through a video watching session in which learners gain information on some of the common bugs within their environment.

Reading Informational (RI) Standard:

DOK Level

Three Questions from DOK Level

Possible Student Responses/Misunderstandings

Rationale of Why Question Meets DOK Level

Level 1: Recall

1. What bugs did you see on the video

Spider, Ladybug, butterfly

It uses the basic question based on identification. It focuses on recall.

2. Name any of the bugs on the video that you have ever seen before

Ladybug, spider, butterfly

It is based on recall, based on what the learner has seen in the past

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