7. Formative assessment and Diagnostic Questions
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Introduction
1. Introduction
2. The benefits of online courses
3. Getting the most out of the course
4. Where are you at?
What is a Diagnostic Question?
1. What is a Diagnostic Question?
The Diagnostic Questions with some challenges!
2. Where does the data come from?
3. The results!
4. Summary
Guess the misconception - Part 1
Guess the misconception
The results!
Why do we need formative assessment and Diagnostic Questions?
1. Evidence for formative assessment
2. An over-reliance on summative assessment?
Podcast: Daisy Christodoulou on assessment
Book: Making good progress
3. One to one questioning
Research: The Testing Effect in a social setting
4. Everybody happy with fractions?
Graph: Confidence versus Accuracy
Graph: Girls versus Boys
5. Anybody got any questions?
6. Summary of dodgy formative assessment
7. Three quotes that changed my thinking
8. Where do Diagnostic Questions fit in?
Resource: my model of a Learning Episode
How to find good questions
1. Searching by questions
2. Searching by Collections
New: The Eedi Ultimate Scheme of Work Collection
3. Subjects other than maths
4. Copying a question
5. Challenge - find a good question
Guess the misconception - Part 2
Guess the misconception
The results!
Using Diagnostic Questions in the classroom
1. Establishing routines
2. Thinking time
3. Collecting responses
4. Dealing with guessing
5. Avoiding the tactical delay
6. Students giving their explanations
7. The revote
8. Explaining the correct answer
9. Follow-up question
10. Where to find the follow-up question
11. Responding to the follow up question
Resource: Diagnostic Question extension prompts
Idea for Extension Prompt
Resource: Template for students creating their own questions
Resource: DQs (blank) by Nathan Day
Resource: DQs (example) by Nathan Day
12. Revisit at a later date
13. The Big DQ Flow Diagram
Resource: The Big DQ flow diagram
14. Eight benefits of asking Diagnostic Questions
When to use a Diagnostic Question
1. Assessing prerequesite knowledge
Resource: my process of Atomisation
2. What happens if you don't assess prerequesite knowledge?
3. During the practice phase
4. At the end of a lesson
5. Create a Diagnostic Question for homework
Resource: Template for students creating their own questions
Guess the misconception - Part 3
Guess the misconception
3. The results.mp4
What do other schools do?
1. Print out the questions
2. As part of assessments
3. Technology and paper
4. Including extra prompts
5. Multi-step processes
6. Retreival starters
7. LSQ-DQ Combo!
Are Diagnostic Questions dangerous?
1. Mistakes versus misconceptions
2. Assessment for Learning is fundamentally flawed
3. The exam isn't multiple choice, so why bother?
4. Incorrect answers cause misconceptions
5. Multiple choice questions on trial!
Link: Formative assessment section on my research page
Podcast: Multiple choice questions on trial
What makes a good Diagnostic Question?
1. The should be clear and unambiguous
2. They should test a single concept
3. Students should be able to answer in less than 20 seconds
4. You should learn something from each incorrect response
5. Students should not get a question correct whilst still holding a misconception
6. Summary of the Golden Rules
The golden rules
Guess the misconception - Part 4
Guess the misconception
The results!
Teachers writing their own Diagnostic Questions
1. Joint lesson planning is not effective?
2. The benefits of joint question writing
3. A structure for collaboration
Slide: Writing questions with colleagues
The golden rules
Planning for error
1. A question...
2. Why Planning for Error is important.mp4
3. How to find the data on Diagnostic Questions
4. Planning for error - Percentage calculations
5. The results!
6. Planing for Error - area and perimeter
7. The results!
8. Planning for error using Eedi
Eedi guide to Planning for Error
Beat the Nation!
1. How to get the data
2. Beat the Nation - SATs
PowerPoint - SATs
3. Beat the Nation - GCSE Foundation
PowerPoint - GCSE Foundation
4. Beat the Nation - GCSE Higher
PowerPoint - GCSE Higher
5. Why do Beat the Nation?
Beat the Nation collection
Guide to diagnosticquestions.com
Introduction
Link: Getting set-up on Diagnostic Questions
Link: Creating questions, quizzes and assingments
Link: Viewing results
Link: Tracking progress
Link: Making the most of the Knowledge Map
Guide to Eedi
Introduction
Link: Eedi Help website
Link: Getting started with Eedi
Link: The Eedi teacher dashboard
Link: Assigning a scheme of work
Link: Viewing students' results
Link: The Eedi analytics section
Link: The Eedi misconception section
Lnik: Engaging your students to get the most out of Eedi
Email address if you need help
Useful links - from others
Video: Dylan William's view on Diagnostic questions
Blog series: Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning by Daisy Christodoulou
Blog: Revisiting Dylan Wiliam’s Five Brilliant Formative Assessment Strategies by Tom Sherrington
Video: Multiple-choice questions: a recorded session on creating and using multiple-choice questions effectively
Multi Choice Questions from Durrington research team
Blog: Do they understand this well enough to move on? by Harry Fletcher-Wood
Podcast: Harry Fletcher-Wood
Guess the misconception - Part 5
Guess the misconception
The results!
Conclusion
1. Where to next?
2. Wrap-up.mp4
Course feedback
Course certificate
My online courses
Useful links - from me
My research paper collection
Book: How I wish I'd taught maths
Book: Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain
Mr Barton Maths website
Mr Barton Maths Podcast
Diagnostic Questions
Variation Theory
SSDD Problems
Maths Venns
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Blog series: Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning by Daisy Christodoulou
Blog series: Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning by Daisy Christodoulou
7. Formative assessment and Diagnostic Questions
Buy now
Learn more
Introduction
1. Introduction
2. The benefits of online courses
3. Getting the most out of the course
4. Where are you at?
What is a Diagnostic Question?
1. What is a Diagnostic Question?
The Diagnostic Questions with some challenges!
2. Where does the data come from?
3. The results!
4. Summary
Guess the misconception - Part 1
Guess the misconception
The results!
Why do we need formative assessment and Diagnostic Questions?
1. Evidence for formative assessment
2. An over-reliance on summative assessment?
Podcast: Daisy Christodoulou on assessment
Book: Making good progress
3. One to one questioning
Research: The Testing Effect in a social setting
4. Everybody happy with fractions?
Graph: Confidence versus Accuracy
Graph: Girls versus Boys
5. Anybody got any questions?
6. Summary of dodgy formative assessment
7. Three quotes that changed my thinking
8. Where do Diagnostic Questions fit in?
Resource: my model of a Learning Episode
How to find good questions
1. Searching by questions
2. Searching by Collections
New: The Eedi Ultimate Scheme of Work Collection
3. Subjects other than maths
4. Copying a question
5. Challenge - find a good question
Guess the misconception - Part 2
Guess the misconception
The results!
Using Diagnostic Questions in the classroom
1. Establishing routines
2. Thinking time
3. Collecting responses
4. Dealing with guessing
5. Avoiding the tactical delay
6. Students giving their explanations
7. The revote
8. Explaining the correct answer
9. Follow-up question
10. Where to find the follow-up question
11. Responding to the follow up question
Resource: Diagnostic Question extension prompts
Idea for Extension Prompt
Resource: Template for students creating their own questions
Resource: DQs (blank) by Nathan Day
Resource: DQs (example) by Nathan Day
12. Revisit at a later date
13. The Big DQ Flow Diagram
Resource: The Big DQ flow diagram
14. Eight benefits of asking Diagnostic Questions
When to use a Diagnostic Question
1. Assessing prerequesite knowledge
Resource: my process of Atomisation
2. What happens if you don't assess prerequesite knowledge?
3. During the practice phase
4. At the end of a lesson
5. Create a Diagnostic Question for homework
Resource: Template for students creating their own questions
Guess the misconception - Part 3
Guess the misconception
3. The results.mp4
What do other schools do?
1. Print out the questions
2. As part of assessments
3. Technology and paper
4. Including extra prompts
5. Multi-step processes
6. Retreival starters
7. LSQ-DQ Combo!
Are Diagnostic Questions dangerous?
1. Mistakes versus misconceptions
2. Assessment for Learning is fundamentally flawed
3. The exam isn't multiple choice, so why bother?
4. Incorrect answers cause misconceptions
5. Multiple choice questions on trial!
Link: Formative assessment section on my research page
Podcast: Multiple choice questions on trial
What makes a good Diagnostic Question?
1. The should be clear and unambiguous
2. They should test a single concept
3. Students should be able to answer in less than 20 seconds
4. You should learn something from each incorrect response
5. Students should not get a question correct whilst still holding a misconception
6. Summary of the Golden Rules
The golden rules
Guess the misconception - Part 4
Guess the misconception
The results!
Teachers writing their own Diagnostic Questions
1. Joint lesson planning is not effective?
2. The benefits of joint question writing
3. A structure for collaboration
Slide: Writing questions with colleagues
The golden rules
Planning for error
1. A question...
2. Why Planning for Error is important.mp4
3. How to find the data on Diagnostic Questions
4. Planning for error - Percentage calculations
5. The results!
6. Planing for Error - area and perimeter
7. The results!
8. Planning for error using Eedi
Eedi guide to Planning for Error
Beat the Nation!
1. How to get the data
2. Beat the Nation - SATs
PowerPoint - SATs
3. Beat the Nation - GCSE Foundation
PowerPoint - GCSE Foundation
4. Beat the Nation - GCSE Higher
PowerPoint - GCSE Higher
5. Why do Beat the Nation?
Beat the Nation collection
Guide to diagnosticquestions.com
Introduction
Link: Getting set-up on Diagnostic Questions
Link: Creating questions, quizzes and assingments
Link: Viewing results
Link: Tracking progress
Link: Making the most of the Knowledge Map
Guide to Eedi
Introduction
Link: Eedi Help website
Link: Getting started with Eedi
Link: The Eedi teacher dashboard
Link: Assigning a scheme of work
Link: Viewing students' results
Link: The Eedi analytics section
Link: The Eedi misconception section
Lnik: Engaging your students to get the most out of Eedi
Email address if you need help
Useful links - from others
Video: Dylan William's view on Diagnostic questions
Blog series: Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning by Daisy Christodoulou
Blog: Revisiting Dylan Wiliam’s Five Brilliant Formative Assessment Strategies by Tom Sherrington
Video: Multiple-choice questions: a recorded session on creating and using multiple-choice questions effectively
Multi Choice Questions from Durrington research team
Blog: Do they understand this well enough to move on? by Harry Fletcher-Wood
Podcast: Harry Fletcher-Wood
Guess the misconception - Part 5
Guess the misconception
The results!
Conclusion
1. Where to next?
2. Wrap-up.mp4
Course feedback
Course certificate
My online courses
Useful links - from me
My research paper collection
Book: How I wish I'd taught maths
Book: Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain
Mr Barton Maths website
Mr Barton Maths Podcast
Diagnostic Questions
Variation Theory
SSDD Problems
Maths Venns
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