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Issues, Examples, and Challenges in Formative Assessment.

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Hunt, Earl; Pellegrino, James W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2002

Describes new developments in formative assessment and challenges for the educational community. Asserts that many current assessment practices that serve certification and prediction functions well are not well suited for improving learning. Calls for alternative approaches to assessment, rooted in cognitive theories of knowledge and learning,…

Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Student Evaluation

CATs: A Student's Gateway to Better Learning.

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Steadman, Mimi; Svinicki, Marilla – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998

Understanding the link between classroom assessment techniques (CATs) and cognitive learning theory not only allows college teachers to choose and design CATs that fit particular classroom needs, but helps them explicate to students the potential applications of CATs to study strategies in general. Once students make this leap, the effects of a…

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction