Educational evaluation, also known as educational assessment is the systematic process of finding out about a learner's knowledge, experience, skills, and beliefs using practical data. The ultimate goal is to quantify and document how much a student knows about the lesson. One example of edicational evaluation is the Formative Assessment. Formative assessment is an on-going educational evaluation method where the instructor assesses a student’s knowledge during the learning process. It allows the instructor to keenly monitor learner’s progress as they move from one learning phase to another. Formative assessment does not compare students’ performance against some standard or rubric. Because the teacher strictly monitors the student’s performance, she can immediately recognize when the student starts struggling and step in to provide the right support. Formative assessment outcomes are non-graded and this means they do not produce results that define the learner’s performance. As part of formative assessment, the instructor can ask students to respond to quick-fire impromptu quizzes at the end of a lesson. Polls, entry and exit slips, interviews, and focus groups are other popular examples of formative assessment.

Advantages of Formative Assessment

Formative assessment empowers the instructors to make data-driven decisions.

It helps instructors to adjust their teaching methods to better suit the needs of the learners.

Disadvantages of Formative Assessment

Formative assessment can be time-consuming because the teacher needs to implement several methods to effectively monitor students’ progress as they learn.

The more formative assessments you incorporate in the learning process, the lesser time there is for actual teaching.

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https://www.formpl.us/blog/educational-assessment