Formative Assessment Strategy Examples: Most Note Card
Formative Assessment Strategy Examples: Most Note Card
Formative Assessment Strategy Examples: Most Note Card
MostNoteCard:
Thisstrategygivesstudentsawaytorevealwhatinformationtheyrecallandwhatinformationisofmost
significancetothem.Thistechniquecanbeimplementedatanytimeduringclass,andisfocusedonactual
studentlearningoutcomes(whichcanthenbecomparedtolessonobjectives).
Thepromptforthefillintheblankareacanbechosenbytheteacherinordertogaininsightonaspecific
areaofthelessonorthestudentsmaychoosegivingavarietyofanswersandassessmentsasfaras
studenttakeaways.Ifyouwantstudentstorecallfromthelesson,juststickwiththe1stprompt.Ifyou
wantstudentstogoindepthwiththeiranswers,providethelearningtargetsandthenthestudentscan
choosewhichobjectivehadthebiggestimpactbyusingthatobjectiveandprovidingreasoning.
OnyourNoteCardpleaseanswerthefollowing:Whatwasthe___________________thatyouhave
learnedinthislesson?Giveatleast3reasons.
Possiblefillintheblankprompts:
Mostimportantidea
Mustdisturbingidea
Mostsignificantpoint
Mostunforgettableartist
Mostappealingtheory
Mostsurprisinginformation
Mostpowerfulimage
Mostmemorablefact
Mostconvincingargument
Mostsuccessfulinch(ofanartwork)
Objectivestokeepinmind:
GiventheRAFTpromptfromthislesson,TSWBATbrainstormidealworlddesignsthatareoriginalandwell
thoughtout.
Shownartworkbycontemporaryartistsandbyfellowstudents,TSWBATmakeandexplaininferences
abouttheinfluencesandintentoftheartwork.
Usingpreliminarysketches,TSWBATcreateanacrylicpaintingwithaforeground,middleground,and
backgroundlightandshadow,andusingprimarycolorstocreatetheirowncolorsinaneffective
composition.
Givenacrylicpaint,TSWBATcreatetheillusionof3dimensionalitybyusinglightandshadowfroma
specific,identifiablelightsourceintheiracryliclandscape.
Givenacrylicpaintingmaterials,TSWBATcomposeanacrylicpaintingthatdemonstratestheinherent
characteristicsandexpressivefeaturesofart.
Givenacrylicpaintingmaterials,TSWBATcreateapaintingoftheiridealworld/habitatonacanvasthatis
criticallythoughtoutandincorporatesthe5requiredcomponentsdecidedonbytheclasswater,
air/atmosphere,shelter,plants,andanothercomponentoftheirownchoice.
Usingtheircompletedacrylicpaintings,TSWBATreflectuponanddiscusstheuseofspaceandvaluein
theirownartwork.
ObservationGame:
Thisgameisoftenusedforamotivationalactivity,butcanalsobeusedasanassessmenttechniqueas
well.Itrevealsstudentsawarenessofsubjectmatterandcompositionalconcerns.
Showstudentsanoriginalartwork(orslide)andgivethemasettime(3minutesforexample)tostudyit
carefully.Thenremovetheimageandaskstudentstowriteasmuchastheycanrememberfromtheir
observations.Theteachermightdesignatespecificcategoriesforobservationsubjectmatter,elementsand
principles,artistsstyleandaskstudentstolookforinformationabouttheseastheyobserve.Foryounger
children,answerscouldbesharedorallyratherthanwritten.
UsingtheHabitablePlanetLessonphotosusedtoshowforeground,middlegroundandbackgroundcould
beusedinawaytocheckforunderstanding
Aboveareafewoftheartworksusedtoshowstudentshowtolayerpaintandconveydepthwithina
painting.
Byhavingthestudentswritedownwhattheysee/rememberfromanartworkwillhelptheteachergather
studentknowledgeinrecognizingaparticularconcept(tiedtolessonobjectives).