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[SpecialTopics 751] What is formative assessment

David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net
Mon Feb 25 13:40:31 EST 2008


Colleagues,

A discussion list subscriber wrote to me offline: "David, I've never
heard of formative assessment in adult basic
education. What is it?" I think she may speak for many in the U.S.
who are subscribed to this discussion.

I encourage those who are new to this concept -- or possibly just
this term -- to post your questions now, to ask Janet and our other
guests about what formative assessment means. You might ask questions
like "Does it mean that a teacher would......" or " ...that students
would...." or "Does it differ from summative assessment in that....."
or however you like.

While we await subscribers' questions, Janet could you give some more
examples of formative assessment in adult foundation (basic) skills.

David J. Rosen
Special Topics Discussion Moderator
djrosen at comcast.net






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