1.1.1 Formative Assessment

Formative assessment should be used to give feedback to students as well as a guide for future instruction. In this example, I am assuming that today is the first day of instruction on memo writing. After a small introductory lesson on memos, I would like to find out what students know, what they have learned, and what they still need to learn. My idea is a "Ticket out of the Door". In this case, instead of the "door", it would be a ticket to log off the discussion board. Students would send me a private message with their answers so I know how to proceed with instruction.