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Formative Assessment

This video collection, funded by Alberta Education, features Alberta teachers and students engaged in classroom assessment experiences. The videos are organized around the three sections of the AAC Key Visual.

Dimension #4: Engaging Students in the Assessment Process

Student Engagement: A Shared Responsibility

A teacher at McNally High School in Edmonton understands that student engagement is a shared responsibility.

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Engaging Students in Their Learning

Teachers at Holy Spirit School in Sherwood Park share how using mini whiteboards enables students to be deeply engaged in the assessment process.

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Providing a Risk-Free Environment for Diverse Learners

A teacher at Notre Dame High School in Calgary finds that individual student response whiteboards provide a risk-free environment for students to demonstrate their learning.

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Dimension #5: The Critical Role of Practice and Feedback

Just-in-Time Feedback

Teachers at Monsignor Fee Otterson School highlight the benefits of providing students with just-in-time oral feedback.

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The Impact of Teacher Feedback

A teacher at St. Jean Brebeuf School in Calgary structures her classes so that she has many opportunities to provide feedback to her students.

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Establishing the Conditions for Peer Feedback

Teachers at Percy Baxter Middle School found that peer coaching is effective when a supportive environment is established and students are able to develop the appropriate skills.

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Helping Students Become Resources for One Another

Grade 6 students and their teachers from Medicine Hat Public Schools are experiencing the benefits of peer feedback.

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The Impact of Peer Feedback

A teacher at St. Jean Brebeuf School in Calgary utilizes peer feedback to impact student learning.

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The Power of Student Collaboration

A teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Calgary structures her class so her students have many opportunities to work collaboratively.

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Feedback to Improve Learning

An art teacher at Harry Ainlay High School in Edmonton helps her students recognize the value of the feedback process.

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Dimension #6: Time to Reflect

Using Feedback Effectively

Students need support in knowing how to use feedback effectively.

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Developing the Skill of Self-Reflection

A teacher at Monsignor Fee Otterson School helps students develop self-reflection skills.

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Dimension #7: Formative Assessment to Inform Instructional Practice

Planning for Day-to-Day Assessment

Planning for assessment is part of day-to-day instruction for a teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Calgary.

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Engaging Students through Effective Questions

A teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Calgary uses ‘paper tweets’ to help her students reflect on their learning.

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Planning Effective Questions

To guide next steps in instruction and assessment, a teacher at McNally High School in Edmonton incorporates effective questions into his instructional plan to determine student understanding of a concept.

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