Formative Assessment
- Itisanintegralpartofanyteachingwhichattemptsto buildideas
andskillsprogressively.
- Thereissolidevidencethat effectiveteaching ischaracterisedby
goodformativeassessment.
- Itisessentialtoinquiryteachingbecausethe teachermustknow
what understanding of scientific ideas and process skills the
students have already developed in order to decide what is
neededtohelpthechildren’sprogress.
- Gathering information about the learning as an ongoing part of
teaching,andusingitindecidingnextsteps,isnecessary.
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PUSAT STEM NEGARA, BAHAGIAN PERANCANGAN DAN PENYELIDIKAN DASAR PENDIDIKAN, KPM
