Understanding Formative Assessment: A Special Report
From the website summary: “Formative assessment is one of the most widely used – but poorly understood – instructional techniques. This special report highlights common misconceptions about the approach and shows how formative assessment differs from other kinds of assessments, such as summative or benchmark tests. It also illuminates some ways that educators can use formative assessment in their classrooms to find out on the spot whether students are really ‘getting it.'”
This special report by Education Week provides a very teacher-friendly introduction and exploration of formative assessment. The report covers many key issues and questions about formative assessments. The article titles in the report include:
Searching for Clarity on Formative Assessment
Q&A: Misconceptions About Formative Assessment
Should Formative Assessments Be Graded?
New Tools Help Track Common-Core Learning
Students ‘Self-Assess’ Their Way to Learning
Arizona Leans In on Formative Assessment
Learning Progressions: Maps to Personalized Teaching
Technology Fed Growth in Formative Assessment
Types of Assessments: A Head-to-Head Comparison
Formative-Assessment Videos
Understanding Formative Assessment: A Live Chat With An Expert