formatively

Examples

• All

• Peer assessment is more typically conducted as an evaluation of an end product; however, benefits can also be seen when peer assessment is used formatively as students evaluate peers' work in progress (Fallows & Chandramohan, 2001).

  Academic text (2013)

• One of the demonstration teachers explained how he used student annotations formatively: #

  Academic text (2012)

• Most importantly, this is an opportunity for Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Jenkins to formatively assess each student's knowledge and understanding of the big idea.

  Academic text (2013)

• By formatively evaluating students' mathematics progress, teachers can assess the effectiveness of their instruction within weeks to determine if their programs are working (Deno, 1986).

  Academic text (2002)

• We believe that the extension of RTI to systems of early education and care has the potential to "prune" the existing system by providing a paradigm for articulating the purpose of early education, evaluating the degree to which that purpose is being achieved, and determining how to alter efforts formatively to improve (a) programming efficiency and (b) programming effectiveness as measured by child growth, development, and learning.

  Academic text (2006)

• Teachers use quizzes formatively to give students prompt feedback on their understanding.

• In class discussions, I assess students' grasp of the topic formatively by asking them to explain their reasoning.

• By providing comments on drafts, I formatively guide my students in improving their writing skills.

Synonyms

C

constructively

vsformatively

11 4.1

In a helpful way that aims to improve something

focuses specifically on improving learning by giving feedback during the process

H

helpfully

vsformatively

9 1.0

In a way that gives help or useful information

focuses on improving learning with feedback during practice rather than general help

E

educationally

vsformatively

• Jargon

5 3.3

In a way that helps people learn

targets immediate performance improvement by giving feedback during the learning process

P

pedagogically

vsformatively

• Formal

1 7.5

In a way that helps students learn using good teaching methods

applies specifically to improving performance by giving feedback while learning

I

instructionally

vsformatively

• Formal

6.0

In a way that helps people learn

focuses on improving during the task through feedback rather than general instruction

I

instructively

vsformatively

5.3

In a way that helps someone learn how to do something

aims to improve performance through ongoing feedback rather than merely informing

Surface Forms

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