Formative Assessment
Get insights about short, classroom-based pulse checks teachers use to determine students’ growth and learning on skills and topics
What Is Formative Assessment? An EdWeek Video Explainer
Formative assessment can be a tricky kind of testing to understand. EdWeek's video explainer can help.
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Assessment
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Assessment
Video: A Teacher Explains Formative Assessments
How do formative assessments differ from other types of assessments? A math coach explains.
Assessment
Video
What Is Formative Assessment?
Ask five teachers what formative assessment is and you’re likely to get five different explanations. Confusion abounds around this teaching technique even though it’s widely used in classrooms nationwide. To bring some clarity to the topic, Education Week Associate Editor Catherine Gewertz interviews Meghan Pazmino, a math coach at Ross Elementary School in Washington, who explains what formative assessment is and how it differs from interim or summative assessments.
Assessment
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Special Report
Understanding Formative Assessment
This special report aims to deepen educators' understanding about formative assessment, what it is, and how to use it effectively to get good information about students' learning progress in real time.