Grading


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The beginning discussions have started related to the School Board's newest postion paper that is currently in draft form and out there for feedback from teachers, parents, and students. One question has come up related to Summative and Formative Assessments. What does that mean? In particular, what are "formative" assessments?
 * Formative Assessments - What Are They?**

A major change that has been occurring across the country is a sense that we need to be assessing students "for learning" instead of "of learning". The change marks the importance of giving feedback to students to help them grow in the process and not be graded on each attempt. It makes sense that, in a learning process, a student will not be as good in the beginning attempts as he/she will be after practice. Therefore, **FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS** are meant to be simply that - Practice! And therefore, not part of a final grade.

Feedback has been found to be one of the single most important components of learning however and therefore, it is imperative that the teacher give the student timely feedback on each **FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT** to help the student identify what he/she has correct and what needs to be improved upon. This is what is meant by assessing "for learning" and not "of learning".


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