Formative assessment is a form of evaluation used to plan instruction in a recursive way. With formative assessment, student progress is regularly assessed to provide ongoing feedback to the student and the teacher concerning learning successes and failures. With formative assessment, teachers diagnose skill, ability, and knowledge gaps; measure pr [..]

Assessing students' skills for the purpose of planning instruction for those students. Formative assessment is done before instruction begins and/or while it is taking place. (Compare with summative assessment.)

Formal or informal assessment instrument which does not contribute to a final grade in a course and is primarily intended to help a student improve the standard of their work.

assessment primarily used to provide feedback on student learning and the effectiveness of teaching ...hich does not contribute to a student's final grade and/or mark for a unit of study.

Assessment used to identify an individuals current strengths and weaknesses relative to a knowledge or skill with the intention of improving one's knowledge or skill.

Evaluation of the performance of an information system against user needs. See also: Summative assessment.

Any learning activity that will assist the teacher to identify deficiencies in student learning to date; design future learning tasks to address the deficiencies, and provide students with feedback th [..]

Formative assessment is assessment for learning meaning an assessment item or activity that has a developmental purpose with feedback for students about their learning, and may carry a mark.

The gathering of information about student learning during the progression of a course or program and usually repeatedly to improve the learning of those students.  Example: reading the first lab repo [..]

Refers to assessment that is carried out throughout the course, project, or time-frame to provide feedback regarding whether the objective is being met. Formative assessment may be conducted for the following reasons: program improvement; to provide feedback to improve teaching, learning, and curricula; to identify students’ strengths/weaknesses an [..]

assessment used to support learning as opposed to simply measuring and recording. In this way the process and the outcomes of the evaluation are used to aid future improvement (seesummative).

Formative assessments are designed to evaluate students on a frequent basis so that adjustments can be made in instruction to help them reach target achievement goals.

Information about student performance that is used to improve student learning while the course is still in progress or the student is still in the degree program. Formative assessment allows the instructor to make changes in instruction to address areas in which students are having difficulty, or move forward when students have demonstrated the de [..]

The goal of formative assessment is to gain an understanding of what students know (and don't know) in order to make responsive changes in teaching and learning.  (Black and Wiliam)

Ongoing assessment that takes place during the learning process. It is intended to improve an individual student’s performance, program performance, or overall institutional effectiveness. Formative assessment is used internally, primarily by those responsible for teaching a course or developing and running a program. (Middle States Commission on H [..]

Helps students and staff to identify strengths, weaknesses and ways to improve and enhance learning attainment. Formative assessment is intended to improve outcomes rather than determine a final grade [..]

A range of formal and informal assessments that takes place as part of the learning process.

takes place when the feedback you are given helps you learn and progress in your subject area and your skills. It is designed to help you take the comments forward and improve your work. You will prob [..]

Formative assessments are designed to evaluate students on a frequent basis so that adjustments can be made in instruction to help them reach target achievement goals.

Formative assessment is the monitoring that occurs throughout the process of learning, providing students with feedback on how they are doing and what their next learning steps are. Its purpose is to [..]

A range of formal and informal assessment procedures employed by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment 

Tests designed to provide feedback to teachers so they can adjust instruction to improve student learning. Formative assessments can typically be given on several occasions during the school year. These tests typically yield qualitative feedback (rather than scores) that focuses on the details of a student's performance. Formative assessments [..]

A strategy used by teachers and students during the learning process that provides feedback to inform decision-making and modify teaching and learning activities in which they are currently engaged. Often contrasted with summative assessment, which is used to assess achievement of learning outcomes.

Formative and Summative Assessments in the Classroom

Any learning activity that will assist a lecturer to identify deficiencies in student learning to date; design future learning tasks to address the deficiencies, and provide students with feedback tha [..]