Dylan Wiliam: Formative assessment

Name: Dylan Wiliam: Formative assessment
Uploaded: 2016-07-15T15:13:35.000Z
Duration: 4 min 19 s
Description: Watch as Dylan Wiliam reviews the nature of formative assessment and how teachers can use it to gain better insights into student learning and achievement.

Formative Assessment: A Key to Effective Teaching

Understanding Formative Assessment

Formative assessment involves processes where teachers and learners utilize information about student achievement to adjust learning strategies, enhancing overall student performance.

It emphasizes continuous adjustments in teaching rather than a one-time evaluation at the end of a lesson, ensuring that learning stays on track.

The analogy of a pilot is used to illustrate ineffective assessment methods; just as a pilot wouldn't wait until landing to check their location, teachers shouldn't wait until the end of instruction to assess understanding.

Traditional assessments often lead to moving on regardless of student comprehension, which formative assessment seeks to rectify by encouraging ongoing evaluations during the learning process.

The speaker argues that formative assessment serves as a crucial bridge between teaching and learning, confirming whether taught material has been effectively learned.

Video description

Watch as Dylan Wiliam reviews the nature of formative assessment and how teachers can use it to gain better insights into student learning and achievement.