This checklist is a list of practical steps teachers can take to support the adoption of the evidence-based practice formative assessment in their setting.
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This checklist focuses on adopting formative assessment.
Have I...
- identified a way to determine where my students are currently at in their learning and the correct level of challenge for them (either through a diagnostic task or existing data)?
- written achievable learning objectives for the lesson?
- presented these objectives in a way that is easy for students to understand?
- provided students with models and scaffolds that allow them to see what success in this lesson looks like?
- created opportunities within every lesson to collect formative assessment?
- provided timely feedback to progress my students’ understanding and skill development?
- progressed students who have mastered the skill on to the next step of learning?
Keywords: student learning, student progress, evidence-based teaching