White Boards As Informal Assessment: Show Formative

Excellent teachers know how much each student has learned “at this moment”. Common tips such as “is there a problem?” Or “does everyone understand?” It is an invalid attempt to formally evaluate students’ knowledge and skills. When teachers effectively check their understanding ability (CFU), they will collect real-time data about what students know and can do, and immediately adjust the course. White boards acts as an informal assessment that show formative.

Advantage Of White Boards As Informal Assessment

 The erasable nature of the white board helped students be more willing to give it a try their answer was no to “invariable”, making them feel able to take risks.

 Students sometimes feel that writing on the mini white board is not really “work”, so in fact they do more than they write in the book!

 They can be paired with MindShare, a collaboration tool that allows students to find the best answers before sharing.

 Because the text is so large and clear, it’s easy to get a quick snapshot of the class  everyone’s answers can be seen as you scan around the room.

 Can clearly display the work. This has an advantage over the shortcut “show me 1, 2, 3 or 4 fingers” approach to multiple choice questions. The work or thinking behind the answer can reveal a lot about understanding.

 They can be used to solve a problem step by step, allowing students to keep only the next stage’s answer at each step, rather than the whole problem.

 They fit well into the “I, us, you” modeling part of “we do” as errors that can be quickly and easily extracted at error generation and before errors are embedded.

 They give teachers a chance to act immediately, instead of waiting until they have a chance to read.

 Particularly good examples can be easily shared with the class. It is often useful to put two or three white boards at the front and then have the class comment on them.

 Excellence can be celebrated and work can be compared, such as looking at two different answers from a white board and asking the class to comment on them.

 Misunderstandings are easy to spot and resolve. If a significant number of people in the class have the same misunderstanding, it indicates that this point needs to be reconsidered.

 Students can “try out” their answers on the white board before copying them into a book, so the teacher can check if they are correct before writing them down on paper.

Shortcoming Of White Boards As Informal Assessment

——Graffiti. This will distract you. Clear requirements are necessary  cover the pen when students should listen. Clear regulations only require that the answer to the question be written on the white board, and nothing else.

Answers or jobs erase too quickly. The ephemeral nature of work can backfire  when someone asks you to work, you say, “I just erased it.”

Lack of equipment. The pen will soon run out, and will not necessarily be respected.

Some schools use mini white board pens as part of their expected equipment. Give each student a pen to carry with them. After using it, you can change it for a new one. It’s worth it.

When students hold the white board, they will be very silly and noisy. However, they do not necessarily need to be shown  even if they are placed flat on the table, it will make it easier for teachers to see students’ answers. It is important to consider conventions and practice them, so that students will get used to how to show their works.

The practicality of distributing white boards, pens, and erasers can be timeconsuming. Some teachers put a bag of necessary equipment on each desk. Or as part of the classroom routine, you can put the board on the front desk of each column, and then quickly pass it back.

Most of these shortcomings are attributed to routine and organization  for any equipment, it is important to carefully consider the logistics of using them in the classroom, and to have very clear expectations. The advantages do outweigh the disadvantages. Using mini white boards can make real changes to formative assessment in class and make teaching truly responsive.

Action Strategy Of White Boards As Informal Assessment

Clarify

The teacher discussed learning goals and success criteria with the class and explained how the activity fits in with them. In preparing questions, the teacher should match them to success criteria.

Cause

Information is obtained from students as they answer tasks/questions on the mini-white board.

Explain

The teacher explained the students’ answers written on the white board. Analyze patterns in your answers, such as what common misconceptions or mistakes are.

Behavior

The teacher decides the next resumption or promotion activities based on the students’ answers. For example, a teacher can give students a similar question to practice the skill again. If most students answer correctly, then the teacher can give the class a harder question.

Step-by-Step Of White Boards As Informal Assessment

• Donate white boards, markers, and erasable pencils.
• Ask a query to a single student, a pair of students, or the entire class.
• On the white board, the students complete the assignment or respond to the inquiry.
• The teacher moves about the classroom as the pupils finish the assignment or question to look for any misunderstandings.
• All of the pupils are asked to raise their Mini white boards at once by the teacher.
• Who understood the concept and who would require extra guidance are assessed by the teacher, which informs the following steps.

Things To Think About

To distribute, manage, and collect the white boards, markers, and erasers, establish a routine.

Review proper white board usage; it’s not acceptable to color or draw pictures off-task. Before starting the activity, allow students a structured exploration period (i.e., free time) with the boards and markers.

Think about using Mini white boards in groups, pairs, or alone. If more than one student is using a white board, distribute tasks among the group members in a rotating fashion.

Holding up a solution is approaching. The other students may pause their work to look at one student’s or group’s answer if they hold it up before everyone else.

Summary

Above talked about white boards as informal assessment. It talked advantages, shortcomings, action strategy of white boards as informal assessment. Last, it showed things that need to  think about. Hope these will help you a lot.