Formative assessment plays a central role in effective teaching. It is not something done at the end of instruction, but rather a continuous process woven into the learning itself. As Bell and Cowie ...

I love hyphens. Always have. Always will. If used properly, hyphens make things easier to read. This is because hyphenated words let readers know there’s something still coming in a phrase that’s ...

There’s a war of sorts going on within the normally staid assessment industry, and it’s a war over the definition of a type of assessment that many educators understand in only the sketchiest fashion.

Students often report feeling anxious about assessments, and struggling to understand marking criteria, how to use their feedback, and how to do well. Improving assessment and feedback literacy ...

Formative assessment is widely recognised as a vital tool for improving student performance. However, how formative assessment effectively influences academic performance remains unclear. This study ...

1 Department of Special Needs and Inclusive Education, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 2 Department of English Language and Literature, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia ...

The second phase of Functional Course Design, which includes steps three through five of the framework, is focused on supporting instructors in deconstructing the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and/or ...

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to assess the performance of pre-service teachers in three science formative assessment tests in an online learning environment. The participants consisted of ...