Have you used your TurningPoint set to prepare your students for the OAT or OGT test? Using your response system does more than grab the kids attention. The students will actually retain more information. Black and Wiliam (1998b) did extensive research on the subject and concluded that feedback given during formative assessment helped learners become aware of their learning gaps. This helps the students correct their mistakes and narrow knowledge gaps.
TurningPoint is an excellent tool for formative assessment. You can use the released OAT/OGT questions already created for you or you can use other resources with your TurningPoint AnyWhere software. Click on this link to see some resources that are perfect for this tool: http://delicious.com/donnajackson/Anywhere .
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