Varying the format of comprehension checks guides students to demonstrate learning and provides teachers feedback on progress ...

As we explore the design and application of formative assessments, it is important that we look at the culture of the classrooms in which they will be administered. Formative assessments will increase ...

Formative assessment began long before blended learning. Teachers have used formative assessment for decades as a method to get feedback about how students are progressing in their learning (see ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Today’s guest contributor is Deanna Iceman Sands, Professor and Dean, College of Education, Seattle University. In previous blog contributions, the concept of formative assessment (FA) was raised on ...

When education systems around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with intermittent closures and hybrid learning modalities, the role of learning assessment as a fundamental feedback ...