Formative Assessment Data Evaluation
To help teachers and administrators understand the benefits and uses of formative assessment, we can analyze your current practices and prepare reports for various stakeholder audiences. We also offer planning and guidance on how to use different types of data and structure a system that works for everyone.
Overview of Formative Assessment
This self-paced online course, available by subscription in our Solutions Portal, includes five lessons that introduce the formative assessment process and its key components. A variety of articles and activities deepen your understanding of how to use formative assessment in your own K–12 context. Completion time is about six hours.
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Re-Balancing Formative Assessment: Placing Formative Assessment at the Heart of Learning and Accountability
In response to high-stakes testing and top-down accountability, McREL’s Bryan Goodwin and co-authors from Measured Progress propose in this white paper a new, more balanced formula for assessment based on curriculum-embedded performance assessments, which better support the deeper learning expected of students today.