Our story about formative assessment seems to have struck a bit of a nerve. Readers are raising interesting questions about it. So let’s go one more round on this today. Margaret Heritage, the author ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What are effective formative assessment techniques? Please share your thoughts in the comments or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me. You can also send ...

Formative assessment comprises techniques that are used to monitor student learning and to provide ongoing feedback. The aim of formative assessment is to provide information on student struggles that ...

Why formative assessment is so important Before outlining formative assessment’s undeniable importance, context regarding assessments as a whole is warranted. Oftentimes, schools use different types ...

There are countless ways to assess students. Speaking broadly, two key assessment categories are “summative” and “formative”. Summative assessment, often the most popular one, aims to measure how much ...

California Collaborative for Educational Excellence director offers suggestions for how districts can prioritize and address students' emotional and learning needs. Webinars will delve into formative ...