Teachers used Forms results to differentiate instruction, including forming working groups and modifying assessments for IEP accommodations¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A Scottish high-school teacher used Forms assessment results to create mixed-ability working groups and reteach small groups. → Digital Promise 2018 q2 i? A U.S. high-school teacher copied Forms assessments and modified them to meet IEP accommodations such as fewer answer choices. → Digital Promise 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Digital Promise 2018¶

Digital Promise. (2018). Meeting Learners Where They Are: Using Microsoft Forms to Drive Improvement in Learning Outcomes. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/8a12967d-b67d-404f-875f-3dc61d0cc32e doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/52

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview evidence from one Scottish high-school teacher: Forms results were used to group pupils by performance level and to work directly with lower-achieving students on difficult content.

"If there was a wide spread of answers across the class he would group the top and middle-level pupils together so that the top students can provide support to the middle-level students."

Digital Promise 2018 (2)¶

Digital Promise. (2018). Meeting Learners Where They Are: Using Microsoft Forms to Drive Improvement in Learning Outcomes. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/8a12967d-b67d-404f-875f-3dc61d0cc32e

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview evidence from one U.S. high-school teacher who duplicates a Forms assessment and removes or modifies questions to satisfy Individualized Education Program accommodations.

"If an IEP requires students to have less answer choices or less questions,” he explains, “I remove some and send the IEP students the modified copy instead of the original one."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Effective implementation of formative assessment is hindered by its complexity, summative-assessment pressure, and teachers' negative early experiences — a broader claim this one bears on
• Teachers used Forms for professional purposes: parent communication, professional learning, efficiency, and administrative tasks — related
• Teachers use Microsoft Forms for real-time formative assessment to make in-the-moment instructional adjustments — a broader claim this one bears on
• Educators' adaptations of the modified Hero Elementary resources, including accommodations and modifications, provided students with greater access to the virtual learning content — related
• Teachers in the formative study agreed lesson plans need adjustment when student ability diverges, with STEM subjects more amenable to difficulty scaling than humanities subjects — related