Formative assessments are another effective ways of helping your learners track their progress in your course.
In addition to keeping grades up to date in Canvas as discussed in Monday’s post, another way to help learners track their progress is to offer them formative assessments. Learn more about formative vs. summative assessments in our post from November.
Juli Charkes, writing for Faculty Focus, identifies the following general benefits of using formative assessments in your course.¹
How students approach the content and how you approach it will differ due to the amount of exposure and unique backgrounds you both have. Becoming aware of those differences requires designing opportunities for those differences.
By capturing the learner’s perspective, you are inviting them to take an active role in guiding how the learning process should go. Prompting them to reflect on their journey of making sense of the new information related to prior knowledge has numerous benefits for mastering the content.
In an online setting, providing opportunities for formative assessment requires intentional design. As you noticed, some formative assessment only happens in the classroom. However, by deploying Canvas-integrated teaching technology and creating online-focused formative activities, you can still benefit learners and yourself.
¹ Charkes, Juli S. “Harnessing the Student Voice: Why Student-centered Teaching and Learning Starts with Formative Assessment.” Last modified July 13, 2022. Faculty Focus Website
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