Is REAL Formative Assessment Even Possible? - The Tempered Radical
Insightful reflections on one teacher’s journey into the demands of formative assessment.
I’m really starting to wonder whether or not effective formative assessment is even possible in the classroom.
Here’s why: I’ve spent the first four weeks of this school year trying to make formative assessment a bigger part of my own instructional practices—and it’s damn near killed me.Don’t get me wrong: I’m proud of the work that I’m doing and am convinced that I’ve adopted some of the best practices suggested by assessment experts ranging from Marzano to Stiggins, Ainsworth, Chappius and Chappius.
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