Database of Formative Assessments

Using verbal questioning methods rather than written.  This can be done formally on a per student basis, or informally while observing the students while they are working on a task.

As the students are asked to complete a task the teacher is walking around observing their progress.  The teacher notices a student making a mistake, or working at a lower level, and then asks the student open-ended questions to get them thinking deeper about the task/material.

Teachers are able to provide feedback to the students immediately while they are questioning the student.

Students can give each other feedback if they are working groups and the teacher prompts the whole group a question.

The teacher can structure the verbal questioning as a checkpoint to understand how the student is doing with the material/task, or they can use this as a more formal/graded opportunity to assess the student's ability.

Depending on how the questions are worded, the teacher can facilitate a sort of self-assessment to reflect on the work they are doing.

Verbal questioning does not require the use of technology.