Formative assessment has been recognized as an essential element of effective classroom practice; as a result, teachers are increasingly required to create formative assessments for their classrooms.

Evidence is gathered about student achievement or understanding. The information allows the instructor or learner to alter future instructional steps. It is done to improve learning outcomes (Black & ...

Diana S. Hooley, Justin Thorpe, The effects of formative reading assessments closely linked to classroom texts on high school reading comprehension, Educational Technology Research and Development, ...

Watch how formative-assessment techniques play out in the classroom.