Formative Assessment Tools

 

The use of assessment to provide feedback to teachers and students in the course of learning is called formative assessment.

 

Information gained through informal assessments provides opportunities for teachers to make adjustments to the ways in which they deliver instruction. For example, they may reteach a concept, use alternative instructional approaches, or offer more opportunities for practice and reinforcement. These activities can lead to improved student success.

 

Formative assessment centers on active feedback loops that assist learning. Teachers use formative assessments both to provide feedback to students about their progress and to guide decisions about next steps in the learning process, thereby closing the gap between the student's current and desired states.