TRY IT OUT: Expand your plan to include formative feedback loops.

OPTION 1: Design A Formative Assessment Plan

Plan the formative assessment strategies leading up to the culminating performance assessment. Consider the questions you have about student learning that the formative tasks will help you answer and how the formative tasks support a pathway to the culminating performance assessment. Make sure to include formative checkpoints for both academic and essential skills. Incorporate feedback strategies into the learning plan that reflect the ongoing learning cycle.

OPTION 2: Evaluate Formative Assessment Plan

Evaluate the plan for the formative assessments leading up to the culminating performance assessment. Consider the following questions:

• Is it clear what questions about student learning the formative assessments will help answer?
• Do the formative tasks support a pathway to the culminating performance assessment?
• Are there opportunities for students to receive formative feedback on both academic skills and essential skills?
• Are there effective feedback strategies incorporated into the learning plan that reflect the ongoing learning cycle?