Investigating Formative Assessment

Abstract

There are different kinds of assessment. The purpose of this article is to investigate formative assessment and the link between formative assessment and learning in great depth. Formative assessment can be used to determine children’s knowledge or understanding in order to give feedback and to help to plan the appropriate next steps for pupils’ learning. Therefore, it can be stated that formative assessment is vital for the enhancement of students’ learning. Although it seems difficult to apply formative assessment in classrooms, questions teachers ask and some open-ended tests can still give an idea of what pupils think and help teachers plan the next steps for their teaching.