Questioning for mastery:
When we question for mastery, we are either assessing for learning (formative assessment) or giving an assessment of learning (summative assessment). The first should be a thread throughout an entire classroom. Teachers should check for understanding as much as possible. There should be daily concept mastery in every class. In order for students to master specific concepts, there are sub-concepts that require mastery. These are the rudimentary elements of teaching with depth. If you aren't questioning for understanding, how do you know students have the requisite information to master the day's objective? If we look at this from an entire unit, kids fall behind because we haven't checked to see if they understand the information presented enough. Everything is linked together. If students haven't mastered the day's objective, they can't master the week's concepts; and cannot master the concepts for that unit. There will always be a piece missing.
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