Essays on Formative Assessment

EDU-225

Introduction In this day and age, living within the Internet of Things it would be unwise to ignore the benefits technology can provide in the classroom. When used appropriately it can enhance learning experience for children of all ages; the unprecedented interactivity it provides allows for achieving greater level of involvement in the learning process. This plan makes an attempt to outline some practical uses for technology in kindergarten for improving the learning experience and communication between teacher, parents and children.

Section One: Mission and Vision Statement

Vision: technology will enhance the knowledge of children in kindergarten and help them as they strive for excellence ...

PART 1: ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY

The utilization of tools such as Socrative, Poll Everywhere and Edmodo can help to improve the student’s learning, understanding of concepts, interaction with the teachers and the overall performance. The teachers stand to benefit from technological input by adopting better, more efficient and less labor intensive teaching practices. This paper presents the incorporation of technology in formative assessments which are focused on monitoring each learner’s learning progress and making decisions aimed to improve instructional programs. When creating an online assessment I need to first register or create a profile with a choice online assessment website. It then ...

As afore identified, mental health forms an area of concern in as far as the achievement of overall community health is concerned. The health outcomes of an individual are majorly determined by their state of mental health (Jorm, 2012). Mental health issues such as stress and depression have an enormous impact on an individual’s quality of life. These issues affect many spheres of life including; social, economic and health (Thoits, 2013). This being the case, there is the need for a health promotion intervention purposely intended to promote mental health. Achieving an optimal level of mental at a ...

Introduction

The contemporary education environment has changed in response to the needs of the market. The skill requirements at present are different from those of earlier periods. The integration of technology in the classroom is in response to the significance of technology in the contemporary environment as well as the need to increase the effectiveness of the instruction process. Educational technology has many applications in the classroom. In addition to differentiating the instruction process, teachers can also use technology. This paper focuses on the use of education technology in the instruction and assessment of the students.

Section One: Mission and Vision Statements

Mission Statement It is ...

G University

PSY - 843 Every organization needs to engage in evaluation planning as a way to ensure that the organization is meeting all the goals and requirements that it has established. There is no point in goal-setting if an organization has no structures in place to ensure that the goals that have been set are being met; the evaluation of the program, then, becomes fundamentally important for the overall success of the organization. In this discussion, the organization that will be discussed is an organization dedicated to halting the epidemic of drunk driving; this is a noble cause, but it ...

The most crucial part of correcting non-speakers is by starting with the understanding that they are learning, and it is a process that has to take time for them to become conversant with the language. It is significant for them to take it step by step. Learning few words at a time, then moving on to phrases. Keep the sentences as brief as possible to avoid getting lost on what to say next. Learning, in this case, is not just about speech but also an adjustment to a new culture. The teacher does not just start teaching. They need ...

WHAT EVIDENCE SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT LEARNERS HAVE MASTERED CONTENT?

The most appropriate content-based assessment method of knowing whether students have mastered content learnt is by using formative assessment. This kind of assessment supports learning during the learning process rather than summative assessments that are carried out periodically such as end-unit exams or quarterlies. Formative assessments should not be graded as they are considered as part of learning just as homework assignments because they serve as practice for students and check understanding of instructions and mastery of content during the learning process (Corwin, 2007, p. 124).

A number of formative assessment are used such as individual, partner, small group ...