In the article, Formative and Summative Assessments in the Classroom, Catherine Garrison and Michael Ehringhaus ca\ompare formative and summative assessment. Their definition of summative assessment is that it is used to gauge student learning relative to content standards. In comparison, they state that formative assessment is part of the instructional process. It actually provides information that can be used to adjust teaching and learning while it is happening, and the changes can ensure students meet the learning targets.
There's a list of strategies to be used for formative assessment, and they quote research findings that descriptive feedback is the most significant instructional strategy. I am working harder at incorporating descriptive feedback into my marking and I am seeing a difference in the kids' blog posts (a focus area.) They're editing after feedback, at times, and if not, they are making more of an effort in their next posts to avoid whatever I asked them to. This is great to see.
This relates to the 4th capacity, that is to draw on educational theories, research, and philosophies to inform your use of technologies to support teaching and learning.
Using kidblog.org is also using existing technologies in my practice-#3.
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