,,How to Play:
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<li>Select 1 assignment to evaluate
<li>As you go through the slides, make sure you are only thinking about that 1 assignment!
<li>Answer the question on each slide to determine if your assignment is formative or summative!
[[Start|Formative or Summative]]
Is your assignment:
[[Formative|F-Assignment Types]] or [[Summative|S-Assignment Types]]My formative assignment is similar to 1 of the following options:
<li>quiz
<li>homework
<li>practice
<li>classwork
<li>reflection
<li>draft, outlining, organizational graphics
<li>pre-writing, brainstorming, pre-thinking
[[Yes!|FGoal]]
[[No - It is not one of these |uh oh-S]]Your assignment might actually be formative!
[[Explore formative option|F-Assignment Types]] Your assignment might actually be summative!
[[Explore summative|S-Assignment Types]] Assignment Goal or Objective:
To give students the opportunity to practice of a skill, knowledge of a concept, or new learning.
[[YES!|FReq]]
[[ No, that is not the goal of this assignment!|uh oh-S]] My summative assignment is similar to 1 of the following options:
<li>test,exam
<li>project
<li>paper
<li>presentation
<li>recital
[[Yes!|SGoal]]
[[No - It is not one of these |uh oh-F]]This assignment may improve the student’s skills or understanding, but is not a required to successfully meet the learning goals or objectives.
[[Yes!|FGrade]]
[[No -This assignment is required. It cannot be optional|uh oh-S]]Grading for this assignment:
<li>this assignment will not impact the final grade for the unit, course or semester.
<li>This assignment is assigned few or no points in the gradebook OR is not entered into the gradebook
<li>This assignment would not be considered high stakes
[[Yes!|FExposures]]
[[No - This is a graded assignment. Missing this assignment will impact the student's overall grade. |uh oh-S]]Number of times students seen these concepts or ideas in class?
<li>These concepts are new to students
OR
<li>The concepts on this assignment have not been taught in this course. Students may be accessing prior knowledge
[[Yes!|FTime]]
[[No - Instructional time in this course has been devoted to these concepts|uh oh-S]]Amount of instructional or learning time:
<li>Very little instructional time has been spent on this assignment
or
<li>Students had very little time to learn this concept
<li>Students will have more than 1 opportunity to practice or apply this concept
[[Yes!|FSuccess]]
[[No - Ample instructional and learning time was provided|uh oh-S]]Assignment success looks like:
<li>Some students may struggle with the concepts in this assignment
<li>Student's results on this assignment may impact and inform the teacher's next instructional steps
<li>Other assignments will address this concept
<li>This assignment will help students see their strengths and weaknesses
<li>Students will be able to target personal areas of learning need after completing this assignment
[[Yes!|FApplication]]
[[No -This is not what I envision happening as a result of this assignment |uh oh-S]]Concept and Skills Application:
<li>As concepts or skills are practiced in isolation, learning may initially feel disjointed or not connected for students
<li>Memorization of rules or processes may be necessary during initial skills development
[[Yes!|F-Timeframe]]
[[No - On this assignment, use and application of concepts should be happening|uh oh-S]]This is a formative assignment!
The goal is for students to practice the learning and application of a concept, skill or idea.
Students have not completed the learning process and may struggle along their way to mastery!
They will demonstrate their mastery through a summative assignmment.
[[Explore the attributes of a summative assignment|S-Assignment Types]] Assignment Goal or Objective:
<li>Give students the opportunity to demonstrate or document the concepts, ideas or skills they have learned
[[YES!|SReq]]
[[ No, that is not the goal of this assignment!|uh oh-F]]
This assignment is required because:
<li>students who don't successfully complete the assignment will have major gaps in their learning and knowledge
AND/OR
<li>the assignment evaluates concepts needed to progress in this course, subject area, semester, unit
AND/OR
<li>without these results, the teacher may not know if concepts have been acquired, learned or adopted by the student
[[Yes!|SGrade]]
[[No -This assignment could be optional. A student could miss it and still be successful|uh oh-F]]Grading for this assignment:
<li>this assignment is worth a large number of points
OR
<li>the assignment has significant impact on the student's final grade for the unit, semester, or course
<li>This assignment would be considered high stakes
[[Yes!|SExposures]]
[[No - This assignment would not impact the student's overall grade. |uh oh-F]]How many times have students seen these concepts or ideas in class?
Students had seen and applied these concepts or ideas multiple times before this assignment
[[Yes!|STime]]
[[No - we have not spent instructional time on this|uh oh-F]]Amount of instructional or learning time:
<li>This assignment required a large amount of instructional or learning time
<li>Student needed to practice, study, review or learn new concepts to be able to successfully complete this assignment
[[Yes!|SSuccess]]
[[No -instructional and learning time hasn't been provided|uh oh-F]]Assigment success looks like:
<li>Students who have had instruction and opportunity to learn the material can successfully document their knowledge on this assignment
<li>This assessment or assignment will provide similar results when given under similar conditions.
<li>There are no trick questions that would prevent a student from accurately demonstrating their concept knowledge.
[[Yes!|SApplication]]
[[No -This is not what I envision happening as a result of this assignment |uh oh-F]]Concept and Skills Application:
<li>This assignment required students to use real-world application of the concepts learned.
<li>Students could not just memorize a fact or answer to be successful.
<li>Students had to comprehend the material to be able to complete the assignment
[[Yes!|S-Timeframe]]
[[No -students would not yet be able to apply their knowledge in this way|uh oh-F]]Time frame for this assignment:
<li>This assignment may occur any time during the unit, semester or course.
There is nothing for students to 'get ready for'.
[[Yes!|Formative]]
[[No - this assignment is the ending |uh oh-S]]Time frame for this assignment:
<li>This assignment was assigned, collected and graded at the end of the unit, course or semester
[[Yes!|Summative]]
[[No - this assignment is not at the end |uh oh-F]]This is a summative assignment!
The goal is for students to demonstrate the learning and application of a concept, skill or idea after instruction. They are now ready to document their to mastery!
Students been provided practice, support and instruction on their way through formative assignmments.
[[Explore the attributes of a formative assignment|F-Assignment Types]]