Formative assessment strategies are used to direct instruction by establishing where learners' understanding is, how it is developing, informing teachers and students alike as to how they might get to their next set of goals of conceptual understanding. For the science classroom, one rich source of formative assessment data about scientific…

The role of assessment in higher education is gaining importance as accountability requirements intensify and as assessments are increasingly recognized as having potential to improve teaching and learning. During the last two decades, educators have begun implementing a wider variety of assessment types including alternative and student-centered…

Emphasizes the importance of formative assessment in the teaching and learning process and the role technology can play in advancing assessment practices. Describes work undertaken by attendees of the Center for Innovative Learning Technologies (CILT) workshop highlighting key issues that were discussed and areas for further development including…