The reasons that MasteryConnect is a great tool for gathering formative assessment data in the science classroom.

1. Quick Formative
Assessment
Using MasteryConnect
Paul Cancellieri
Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy
pcancellieri@wcpss.net | @mrscienceteach

2. What’s this all about?
• Assessment FOR learning vs.
Assessment OF learning
• Recipe for Good Formative Assessment
• What are the advantages of using
MasteryConnect?
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3. Formative vs. Summative
Formative assessments
• Given during unit
• Measure practice
• Provide feedback to
students
• Don’t affect the grade
Summative assessments
• Given at the end of unit
• Measure mastery after
instruction
• Feedback not as
important
• Used to calculate
student’s grade
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4. Formative vs. Summative
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5. • Teacher keeps control over
assessments
• Simple to deploy
• Fast to score
• Easy to view data
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7. Top 10 Reasons I Use
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8. #10
It’s Free.
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9. Space MSL Review Assessment
1. Why do temperatures vary throughout the year?
a. The Earth’s distance from the Sun varies
b. The Sun’s energy output varies
c. The Earth’s rotates in a tilted orbit around the Sun
d. Earth’s atmosphere allows different amounts of heat in
2. How does the moon’s appearance in the sky change?
a. It grows and shrinks on a monthly cycle
b. It continually grows
c. It continually shrinks
d. It grows and shrinks on a bimonthly cycle
3. What causes Earth’s tides?
a. Gravitational pull of the Sun
b. “Slingshot” effect caused by asteroids
c. Spinning effect of Earth’s rotation
d. Gravitation pull of the moon
4. Which of the following is true about the planets in our Solar
#9
YOU make the assessments.
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10. #8
Unless you want to use one
from another teacher.
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11. #7
Assess using bubble sheets
that scan with your
webcam.
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12. #6
Or, give assessment paper-
less on an iPad.
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13. #5
Web-based, so you can
work on it anywhere.
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14. #4
Most standards have linked
resources, like Khan videos.
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15. #3
EVERY question is linked to
a standard
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16. #2
Clear color-coding makes it
easy to tell who gets it.
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17. #1
Color-coding updates with
retakes to showcase those
who still don’t get it.
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18. Demo

19. Quick Formative
Assessment
Using MasteryConnect
Paul Cancellieri
Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy
pcancellieri@wcpss.net | @mrscienceteach