TP Task 4 – Instructional Planning

This task asks you to identify the formative or summative assessment strategies used by your MST during your
first week of teaching practice. As part of this task, you are required to observe and record 3 formative or
summative assessment strategies used, provide evidence, and reflect on the information the teacher gained.
What are the components of a formative and summative assessments? What are some of the
differences between formative and summative assessments?

Formative assessments are tests that are conducted several times after every covered unit. They focus on
testing students knowledge about a specific unit. Whereas, summative assessments are tests that are
conducted once at the end of the year. They focus on testing students knowledge throughout everything
they have learnt.

List the assessment strategies used for English, Math or Science lesson in 1 week.
Assessment Format Information Teacher Gained &
Learning Justification for
(multiple choice, essay, Extension recommendation
Outcome Assessment Format
short answer, etc…)
Students were examined on The teacher was able to identify
writing an essay about a from this assessment students
topic of their choice. Thus, strengths and weakness within their
they were told they must writings in order to take future
English Formative Assessment- ensure that they are using, actions based upon their results. I
Essay writing. adjectives, punctuation and would recommend to review the
they must be clear with adjectives and punctuations a day
structured format. before the assessment so as to
remind the students of their
meanings and how to use them.

Students were examined on The teacher was able to identify

sounds spelling which they and determine which sounds
have covered throughout spelling students have acquired and
English Formative Assessment- the week. In addition, this which sounds spelling she needs to
Sounds Spelling test consisted 42 words. support them with. Therefore, she
was able to check whether students
remember the old sounds they have
covered or not since the test
contained mixed vocabulary (old
and new).
 Students were examined on The teacher was able to identify
the unit they have covered and determine the topics that
(addition, subtraction, students have acquired and
Formative Assessment- Short multiplication and succeeded with. Therefore, she was
Math answers and word problems division). In addition, aware of their strengths and
students had to solve word weakness in order to take
problems and justify their immediate actions before moving
reasons. towards the new topic.