简介:
Formative assessment is not new, yet after decades of
assessing levels of knowledge in large-scale, end-ofterm
summative tests (for grading), a formative
process for assessing learning at source (during
units of instruction) is becoming more widespread.
The shift from evaluating for grading to making
learning fair and accessible to a wide diversity of
learners, in any mainstream classroom, is timely.
This reform promises an exciting, creative and innovative
time in education; a new phase: accessible
learning! Applied during instruction, this mutually
beneficial process of formative assessment becomes
a two-way indicator, a non-threatening assessment
/ dialogue that allows for early instructional modification
and improved student achievement. It can
also lead to a learner’s confidence for developing lifelong
positive learning strategies.