Tag: formative assessment

  • Muddiest Point

    Muddiest Point

    Angelo & Cross (1993) present a very simple classroom assessment technique designed to offer instructors fairly brief, yet powerful information regarding student learning. This formative assessment technique, referred to as the Muddiest Point, directly assesses gaps in student understanding through a simple framework:  “What was the “muddiest” point in this session? That is, what topic remains…

  • Formative Assessment

    Formative Assessment

    Formative assessment is the process of checking for understanding so that instructors and students are able to see what they know and do not know. Formative assessments take place during instruction, which is in contrast to summative assessments which take place after instruction. Instructors can utilize data from formative assessments to provide supplemental instruction or…