Formative assessment is versatile--teachers can turn almost any sort of assignment into a type of digital formative assessment.

Why digital formative assessment is critical in today’s classrooms


Formative assessment is versatile--teachers can use almost any sort of assignment as a formative assessment

The accelerated digitization of today’s classroom impacts every aspect of instruction--from attendance to summative assessment and everything in between. As educators have shifted to the hybrid environment, they have had to make significant changes in the way they approach formative assessment.

Formative assessment is a wide-encompassing term that allows teachers to monitor student progress. In person, this can mean a variety of things like thumbs up/thumbs down, class review games, exit tickets, science activities, and more. As classrooms moved to an online or digital format, the approach to formative assessment had to be considerably changed to meet the needs of a digital landscape.

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