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formative assessment

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noun

  1. ongoing assessment of a pupil's educational development within a particular subject area Compare summative assessment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The study focused on an approach called formative assessment — what effect grading by learning outcomes and reassessing student progress can have.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2022

These types of formative assessment practices allow teachers and students to continually evaluate assessment evidence in order to make adjustments to their teaching and learning.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2012

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