formative assessment

Videos as Formative
The Use of Chemistry Videos as Participation Grades and Formative Assessment
// Monday, September 29, 2025 • Sarah English
In 2015, I began making chemistry videos to reduce the amount of in-class lecturing during exam review. Some students needed a detailed reteach of specific content, others only needed a refresher, and still others grew frustrated when I retaught concepts they already understood well. Creating videos provided the flexibility to meet all of these needs.
Session 9 at a Glance
// Monday, March 15, 2021 • ACCT Admin
The session begins by asking participants to discuss teaching dilemmas and identify those that have come up for them at their school or in their instruction. Participants focus on examining and commenting on their videos, specifically with regard to eliciting and advancing moves.
Session 8 at a Glance
// Monday, March 15, 2021 • ACCT Admin
The goal for session 8 is to focus on the formative assessment enactment model. Teachers revisit the formative assessment enactment model and reflect upon its versatility and value for classroom use. This session uses videos of student discourse to help participants grapple with the critical aspects of the Formative Assessment Enactment Model.
Session 7 at a Glance
// Monday, March 15, 2021 • ACCT Admin
Session 7 returns to cognitive interviewing as a formative assessment strategy and focuses on noticing and interpreting student thinking during the interview process. The session begins with participants examining their cognitive interviews with a partner.
Session 6 at a Glance
// Monday, March 15, 2021 • ACCT Admin
Session 6 focuses on cognitive interviewing as a formative assessment strategy that is conducted between a teacher and one student to elicit students’ thinking. The teacher interviews one student at a time with a set of probing questions that uncovers conceptual understanding.
Session 5 at a Glance
// Monday, March 15, 2021 • ACCT Admin
This 3 hour session continues to build a collaborative learning community and deepen understanding of students’ chemical thinking by comparing different teaching moves and how these moves promote the development of sense-making with chemistry concepts.
Session 4 at a Glance
// Monday, March 15, 2021 • ACCT Admin
The 3 hour session includes time for teachers to share their experiences, engage with student work and explore the formative assessment cycle. The session encourages teachers to deepen their understanding of the formative assessment cycle by looking at student work and reviewing videos looking for eliciting moves.