Formative Assessment Path
Updated 2026-08-15
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
Formative assessment collects evidence of learning or performance while the work is still in progress, and uses that evidence to provide feedback that adjusts the next step. The core proposition is that correction applied during the process is cheap and effective, whereas evaluation deferred to the end can only judge a result that can no longer be changed. The key qualification is that feedback must be timely and specific to be formative, since a graded test given mid-course but returned late, with a score and no guidance, functions as summative assessment in a formative slot.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Set Stage Goals: define observable indicators for each stage rather than only a final target. - Collect Evidence Midway: gather data on progress while the work is still changeable. - Feed It Back Fast: return specific guidance quickly enough to affect the next step.
Anchor fast decisions
Errors that persist through a process compound, because later work builds on the flawed foundation. Detecting a deviation early allows a small correction before the error is embedded in everything downstream. The feedback loop therefore reduces total rework, and the same evidence that guides the learner also tells the teacher where the process itself is failing.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/1Practice this model in one real situation:
account_treeGenealogyexpand_more
menu_bookReferencesexpand_more
Source support: Explicit
- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formative_assessmentverified
PRIVATE NOTES · Only visible to you
SAVED Q&A
ENTRY Q&A · Private saving available
Ask with a clear boundary
thinkingmodels answers from published entry context only.
Your question is sent to thinkingmodels. The answer uses public entry context only.
RELATED MODELS