Effective Methods of Formative Assessment

<p>The purpose of this research is to explore the implementation of formative assessment in the mathematics classroom. Formative assessment is considered to be any data-driven activity that an educator uses to help guide and improve instruction. While there is an abundance of research that concludes that formative assessment does indeed improve student achievement, practical methods of implementation are not thoroughly discussed. To partially determine which methods of formative assessment most positively impact student achievement, a study was conducted at Lafayette High School. The researcher compared two popular methods of formative assessment: daily exit slips and unit probing (pre-, middle-, and post-testing). While the data collected through research indicated that the use of unit probing showed more growth over the span of a unit than the use of daily exit slips, the study does not allow generalization as to which method of formative assessment improves student achievement more. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematics and Statistics

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Bugg, Chelse Rae

• Assessment
• Exit Slip
• Formative Assessment
• Post-Test
• Pre-Test
• Probe
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Mathematics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2013 Chelse Rae Bugg

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/154

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1153