Knowing And Growing Student Learning

Formative assessment is a cycle of continuous feedback that occurs during the learning process. Improving student learning outcomes is at the heart of formative assessment. Formative assessment tools evaluate the impact of teaching strategies and determine the readiness of students to move ahead with learning.?

Getting Started With Pre-Assessments?

Pre-assessments are critical as they help educators determine student knowledge of material before developing the next steps in a teaching and learning cycle. Pre-assessment results clearly show where students are and help establish a baseline for growth. It is vital to front-load language and keywords in the pre-assessment task. By front-loading language, students are introduced to new words and concepts and can draw upon prior experience with the subject and spark motivation for learning.??

Typically formative assessments are diagnostic activities during learning sessions to gauge student knowledge and progression. Ongoing, adaptive formative assessments can engage students in personalised learning and provide educators with data and insights into student thinking and performance. The evidence available to educators allows them to identify learning blockers and opportunities to make lesson adjustments based on student skills, knowledge and understanding.

When educators know where students are at in their learning, they can use targeted teaching strategies and set up learning success by implementing personalised, clear, measurable learning objectives for every student.??

Deliver Personalised Learning Experiences?

Essential Assessment allows schools to deliver personalised learning for every student. Our online and paper-based teaching and learning resources align with the NSW Syllabus, Australian and Victorian Curricula. They provide classroom teachers with personalised and differentiated learning experiences to support learners to catch up or those who are ready for extension activities. Our resources support data-driven teaching, instructional leadership, and whole-school improvement in Numeracy and Literacy.?

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