Below I have brainstormed a list of ideas on how a teacher could formatively and summatively assess students work in social studies.
Primary
Formative:
Spoken ticket out the door
Mini-conferences
Photo documentation of participatory activities such as interactive venn diagrams, t-charts, field trips, etc.
Summative:
Unit Long Flip-books
Lap Book Portfolios
Subject Folders
Mini student-led conferences/presentations
Self-assessments for curricular competencies (for example, have a bi-weekly competency and have students find and attach a piece of work that shows they have met that competency)
Intermediate
Formative:
Jeopardy Review
Written ticket out the door
Worksheets/graphic organizers
White board reviews
Jenga fun facts review
Airplane Review - Have student write 2 things they learned and one question they have, fold it up on a paper airplane and fly it onto the “landing strip.”
Summative:
Bucket Tests - link here
Summative projects such as newspaper articles, advertisements, posters, videos, comic books, etc.
Information/Research Projects
Use rubrics, checklists, etc. for marking
Create Unit or Subject Portfolios
Middle School
Formative:
Tug of war - A great build up to debate
Put a debate topic on the board.
Have students put their names on a sticky note.
Have students select one side or the other to support and then have them write one argument to support their stance.
Students place their sticky notes on the side they are supporting.
Snowball review - students write one thing they learned and one question they have on a piece of paper that get crumpled up and thrown at the snow zone.
Summative:
Individual or group research projects, presentations, videos, etc.
Partner Tests
Take home tests
Second chance tests - an in class test that students can write and then take home and correct for half marks
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