How might a teacher employ ways to assess student readiness for course content and method of delivery? To demonstrate this, create a formative assessment in a demo course you are creating.
Formative assessments are an essential tool for the online teacher and give the teacher valuable information as to what areas need to be the focus of instruction. In order to be able to assist a student, one must know where they are in their learning, thus formative assessments. Synchronous meetings allow direct observations, but may not always be as revealing as we would like. Through frequent formative assessments such as a Google Form (ticket-out-the-door), a Monkey survey, or a short Flubaroo quiz with just a quick couple of questions, a teacher is able to learn the level of understanding students have at that particular moment and then differentiate instruction if necessary.
One method of formative assessment I like to use during the teaching/learning process is the discussion board. I feel it is important for course participants to engage in a conversation regarding content and to have an opportunity to clear up any misconceptions using evidence from the course as soon as possible. Here is a link to a specific question designed to begin a discussion on land and sea breezes: https://goo.gl/OD5TCV.
Screenshot of discussion:
Formative assessments are an essential tool for the online teacher and give the teacher valuable information as to what areas need to be the focus of instruction. In order to be able to assist a student, one must know where they are in their learning, thus formative assessments. Synchronous meetings allow direct observations, but may not always be as revealing as we would like. Through frequent formative assessments such as a Google Form (ticket-out-the-door), a Monkey survey, or a short Flubaroo quiz with just a quick couple of questions, a teacher is able to learn the level of understanding students have at that particular moment and then differentiate instruction if necessary.
One method of formative assessment I like to use during the teaching/learning process is the discussion board. I feel it is important for course participants to engage in a conversation regarding content and to have an opportunity to clear up any misconceptions using evidence from the course as soon as possible. Here is a link to a specific question designed to begin a discussion on land and sea breezes: https://goo.gl/OD5TCV.
Screenshot of discussion:
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