Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Correct or Incorrect Question Mr. McKimm is teaching a unit on quadratic equations. He writes an equation and its solution on the blackboard and asks the class to vote on whether the solution is correct or incorrect. He chooses one student to explain why he or she thinks the solution is correct and one to explain why he or she thinks the solution is incorrect. After hearing both sides, the students vote again. Mr. McKimm makes a mental note of how many students appear to understand the problem. Does this illustrate an assessment being used for instructional feedback or for formative scores? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) While I believe this is an important skill that the students need to be able to effectively complete, I do not think the way this activity is presented is a formative score activity. This is definitely an instructional feedback activity, and until you can focus on each student and if they understand is the math problem is completed correctly or an individual solution, a formative score should not be given.