Formative assessment comprises techniques that are used to monitor student learning and to provide ongoing feedback. The aim of formative assessment is to provide information on student struggles that ...

There are countless ways to assess students. Speaking broadly, two key assessment categories are “summative” and “formative”. Summative assessment, often the most popular one, aims to measure how much ...

To understand formative assessment, it’s better to think of it less as a test, and more as good teaching practice. The papers—and the panel discussion—land at a particularly opportune time, since two ...

What is formative assessment, and how does it differ from other forms of testing? While the technique is employed in classrooms across the country, there is much confusion about what the term means.

Rod Lane does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Winter 2019), pp. 104-119 (16 pages) Evaluation is essential to the analysis of the ...

Formative assessment is meant for learning assessment, i.e., it is used to measure how much a student has learned up to a particular period. Teachers use formative assessments to evaluate a student’s ...

Assessment and feedback are recognised as pivotal components in higher education, crucial to shaping effective teaching and meaningful learning experiences. Contemporary research underscores the ...

To increase opportunities for students to practice specific grammar points and listening skills. Since 2006, the Italian Department has embraced e-assessment activities in their UG language degree ...

What happens when the $1.3 billion state summative assessment market begins to merge with the growing $1.6 billion market for formative assessments? Investors and the education community are closely ...