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Formative Assessment

Formative assessment, or assessment for learning, is the practice of gathering evidence of student understanding during instruction and using it immediately to adjust teaching and to give feedback that moves learning forward. Unlike summative assessment, which measures learning after the fact for grading or accountability, formative assessment is woven into the teaching cycle. Synthesized influentially by Black and Wiliam, it is defined not by the type of instrument but by whether the resulting evidence actually changes subsequent instruction and learning.

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Formative Assessment for Feedback-Driven Learning
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / education
  • Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (1998). Assessment and classroom learning. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 5(1), 7–74. · DOI 10.1080/0969595980050102
  • Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (2009). Developing the theory of formative assessment. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 21(1), 5–31. · DOI 10.1007/s11092-008-9068-5
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Used in the same domainCognitive Diagnostic Modelingmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyCurriculum-Based Measurementmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyLearning Progressions Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyResponse to Interventionmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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