Previous studies, and large meta-analyses that gather the findings from these studies have shown large effects on student learning gains, equivalent of 1 to 2 letter grades, when teachers use ...

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 ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

Assessment of student learning is the process of gathering and evaluating information on what students know, understand, and can do to help make informed decisions about the next steps in the ...

The Formative Leadership Education Project was recently awarded a grant from the Kern Family Foundation entitled “Expanding the Reach of Formative Leadership Education by Building Communities of ...

the Department of Formative Education (DFE) is devoted to the interdisciplinary exploration of questions at once perennial and pressing: How do we educate whole persons for meaningful lives? How do we ...

Aspire Partnership: Research-Practice Partnership for Formative Assessment and Science Teacher Learning. Long-term partnership supported by multiple grants from the National Science Foundation, ...