Formative assessment is squishy. And squishy things don’t easily yield to standardized measurement. And that creates an awkward situation in an era of numbers-driven accountability. That squishiness ...

These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.

The need to learn from the practices of highly effective teachers to help more students excel is one of the great challenges elementary educators face. Research has shown the effectiveness of ...

Why teachers should implement formal assessment In addition to being structured to identify students’ instructional needs, formative assessment provides real, authentic teacher-student interactions.

Building frequent checks for understanding into lessons can help teachers spot learning gaps in real time and adjust ...

All over the U.S., schools are using formative assessments to find out what their students know, and, before I go any further, let me make it clear that I think this is a good thing. Any well-run ...

eInstruction has rolled out its new Insight 360, a formative instruction system with expanded capabilities for mobile users including iPad compatibility. The new system uses software, instructional ...