Formative assessment is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to guide learning. Unlike summative assessment, which ...

Today’s guest contributor is Deanna Iceman Sands, Professor and Dean, College of Education, Seattle University. In previous blog contributions, the concept of formative assessment (FA) was raised on ...

Protect independent journalism before the deadline hits tonight. One modern educational innovation is a method called “formative assessment,” but an array of definitions and applications complicate ...

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.

As game-based learning gains momentum in education circles, teachers increasingly want substantive proof that games are helpful for learning. The game-makers at the non-profit GlassLab are hoping to ...