formative assessments

How important are formative assessments? We are revisiting this discussion in class this week. I think it is important to monitor a student's growth process during the entire learning process. The information that is captured from these assessments can help the teacher/ facilitator make the needed adjust to the content being delivered. Assessing how well a student is absorbing important content can be productive if implemented in a non formal fashion. Formal grading shouldn't be a tool for assessing how well a student comprehends to body of knowledge. Formative assessments were help when I assisted my 4th grader with his online schooling. Before he could move on to follow up learning section, I used a formative assessment to measure the depth of his understanding. The same tool can be used in a business environment for assessing the level of employee comprehension, during the implementation of a new training module or platform.

Formative Assessment