Generating Formative Feedback (Quick Reference Guide) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781416631255)

Explore how to generate real-time formative feedback that makes learning and achievement transparent to students and also helps teachers better tailor instruction to meet student needs.

Uncovering student thinking and pinpointing gaps in understanding are essential formative assessment tasks for any teacher. In this quick reference guide, author Jackie Acree Walsh walks teachers through a process for crafting the quality questions that shine a light on student learning and identify learning gaps. Teachers will learn how to frame classroom conversations so that they can provide immediate formative feedback that helps them adjust instruction and actively draws students into the learning process. Walsh covers how to

* Formulate questions that generate feedback.
* Engage students in seeking, providing, and using feedback.
* Follow up to sustain and deepen feedback.
* Strengthen student self-regulation.
* Identify the roles and responsibilities of teachers and students in generating feedback.

With question prompts, think time exercises, and other practical strategies, Generating Formative Feedback is an ideal tool for exploring multiple forms of feedback that facilitate student learning.

8.5" x 11" 3-panel foldout guide (6 pages), laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.