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Shift to Leveraging Formative Assessment for Metacognition

Catlin Tucker

How can formative assessment data help students to develop their metacognitive skills? These informal assessments provide information to the teacher about students’ understanding of the material being covered and the skills being introduced. Formative assessments are ongoing assessments embedded throughout the learning process.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations

Catlin Tucker

So, the teacher will use data to assign each student one or two “must-do” learning activities. Differentiated Learning Needs: In a class with diverse skill levels, a teacher uses assessment data to identify critical areas where individual students need extra support. These are the stations they must attend in the rotation.

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How and When to Give Feedback

Catlin Tucker

Process feedback is vital in enhancing student learning by honing their metacognitive skills , guiding their efforts, boosting motivation, and fostering a growth mindset. This question prompts students to articulate the learning goal or objective for a particular task or assignment.

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One Step at a Time: A Traditional School’s Journey Into Personalized Learning

Edsurge

Key to making this model work is student motivation, and an internal drive for students to take more ownership of their work. Fostering autonomy and responsibility can lead to significant growth in students’ academic and metacognitive skills. I focused on two techniques to build metacognition.

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Can We Improve Grading by Collaborating with Students?

Faculty Focus

Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens. But there is literature on how to adapt the grading process to avoid the drawbacks above, and improve student motivation and engagement, as well as instructor satisfaction.

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Student Self-Assessment: A Powerful Tool for Growth

Teach Hub

Improves Goal Setting Skills and Encourages Motivation When students take the time to assess their progress, they will start to identify what areas they need improvement. They can then set specific goals for themselves which can be incredibly motivating for them. and What part of the assignment was challenging?