(From Meeting the standards in primary science by Lynn D. Newton 2000: Chapter 13: 243-268) Methods of Assessments: Purposes and Stages of Classroom Assessment Type of Classroom Purpose Link to Stage in an Assessment Instructional Sequence Formative/Diagnostic Diagnostic- to find out Elicitation Stage – students’ existing ideas. Used prior to developing (pre-instruction) instruction or during the instructional sequence when new ideas are encountered. Formative To monitor student Exploration and learning and/or to Concept provide feedback to Development – students on their Used continuously learning. throughout the instructional sequence. Summative To measure the extent Application Stage – to which students have Used primarily at the achieved a learning end of an instructional goal. sequence.
(From Meeting the standards in primary science by Lynn D. Newton 2000: Chapter 13: 243-268) Methods of Assessments: Purposes and Stages of Classroom Assessment Type of Classroom Assessment Purpose Link to Stage in an Instructional Sequence Formative/Diagnostic (pre-instruction) Diagnostic- to find out students’ existing ideas. Elicitation Stage – Used prior to developing instruction or during the instructional sequence when new ideas are encountered. Formative To monitor student learning and/or to provide feedback to students on their learning. Exploration and Concept Development – Used continuously throughout the instructional sequence. Summative To measure the extent to which students have achieved a learning goal. Application Stage – Used primarily at the end of an instructional sequence.
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