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__Student Engaged Formative Assessment__
 * Formative: when an assessment is used to adjust the class/ curriculum to better meet the needs of those assessed
 * 3 steps: 1. gather info 2. analyze info 3. use info to improve student learning
 * to better //engage students// in the process, teachers should: 1. share the criteria for evaluation with students 2. use descriptive (rather than evaluative) feedback 3. have students assess themselves and their peers 4. Use questioning in the classroom
 * When an assessment is coming, suggest students first predict where they would do well and where they not, then have them make a study guide based on this information
 * First use of assessment results is for students to explain thier results and plan what actions they will take

__Data Driven Dialogue as a Tool for Student-Engaged Formative Assessment__ > DDD step Teacher peer-to-peer process Process in classrooms engaging student
 * //Data Driven Dialogue// describes a "process through which educators collaboratively inquire about the meaning of data with other educators" (449).
 * **Table 1. Steps in the data-driven dialogue process**.

**Predict** Describe what they expect to see in Before they see their scored tests, data and identify the assumptions students make predictions about their that underlie the predictions. performance on the test that are specific to the ‘learning goals’ being assessed. **Explore** Analyze data, determine priorities, Students identify the items on the and create visual displays to assessment that relate to different support this analysis. ‘learning goals’ and make statements results in relationship to the learning about evidence they see in their goals. **Explain** Interpret the data, developing testable Students describe why they received both hypotheses (theories) about the the overall score they received and why causes of problems revealed by they did well or poorly on individual items. data and validating the hypothesis with other data sources. **Take Action** Develop solution statements based on Students talk about what they intend to identified problems, and gather improve (based on their assessment  appropriate data to monitor results) and what actions they will take progress towards solutions. as a result.