Formative Assessment
Find and share ideas for checking in with students during a project, class, or semester to assess their learning and see if content or instruction needs adjusting.
Using Online Whiteboards to Boost Student Engagement and Confidence in Math
Two teachers who had students use individual dry-erase boards in the classroom have switched to online whiteboards—a change they plan to keep.1k
Encouraging Students to Read for Deeper Comprehension
Attentive coaching and carefully crafted assessments guide high school students toward literacy skills that last a lifetime.830
How Using Authentic Digital Assessments Can Benefit Students
Digital assessments that include elements of student choice encourage high school students to engage deeply with course content.690
8 Quick Checks for Understanding
Formative assessment is a proven technique for improving student learning, and the strategies shared here by Jay McTighe work both in the classroom and remotely.6.1k
Covid-19’s Impact on Students’ Academic and Mental Well-Being
The pandemic has revealed—and exacerbated—inequities that hold many students back. Here’s how teachers can help.17.1k
7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom
Finding out what your students are really learning remains indispensable to teaching. Here’s what teachers are doing to check for understanding online.10.8k
Formative Assessment in Distance Learning
Schools are closed but schooling goes on, and it remains crucial that teachers find ways to see what students are learning.16.8k
Reading the Virtual Classroom Is Hard, but It Can Be Done
Many teachers find it difficult to gauge how well students understand a lesson in an online classroom. A technique common among award-winning online instructors should help.10.4kInviting Participation With Thumbs-Up Responses
A quick assessment strategy replaces raised hands, encouraging more students to contribute by accommodating their different processing needs.33.4k
7 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment
Within these methods you’ll find close to 40 tools and tricks for finding out what your students know while they’re still learning.28.7k
How to Spend Less Time Grading
Carefully deciding what to grade and providing students with rubrics can make grading less time-consuming.4k
5 Ways to Conduct Formative Assessments Virtually
To check for student understanding during remote learning, teachers can adapt old standbys and embrace new digital tools.2.4k
How to Make Sure Grades Are Meaningful and Useful to Students
Giving grades that truly reflect student learning is one of the perennial problems in teaching, and these shifts in thinking about how to gather and report grades can help.3.7k
4 Assessment Strategies for Distance and Hybrid Learning
A few ways to set up formative and summative assessments that provide an accurate picture of what students know.3.9k
3 Ways to Ask Questions That Engage the Whole Class
These techniques guide all students to process course content and then actively demonstrate their learning.13.8k